THE GUTENBERG IMPACT: A STORY OF INVENTION

The Gutenberg Impact: A Story of Invention

Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century altered the world. This groundbreaking device enabled the mass production of literature, breaking the previous dominance of knowledge held by the church. Before Gutenberg's innovation, books were painstakingly transcribed by hand, making them scarce and accessible only to

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The Great Boston Molasses Catastrophe

On a blustery afternoon in 1919, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a wall of of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, crushing buildings and burying people in a sticky soup. Dozens of people were lost their lives, and many more were wounded. Autho

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