GUTENBERG'S LEGACY: A JOURNEY OF PROGRESS

Gutenberg's Legacy: A Journey of Progress

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

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The Great Boston Molasses Catastrophe

On a blustery January in 1919, disaster befell Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a torrent of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying people in a gooey mire. Scores of people were killed, and many more were wounded. The city faced a daunting

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