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 technology enabled the mass production of texts, breaking the previous control of knowledge held by the church. Before Gutenberg's invention, books were painstakingly written by hand, making them expensive and accessible only to the w

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The Great Boston Molasses Catastrophe

On a blustery January Deadly Flood in 1919, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a torrent of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, crushing buildings and burying people in a sticky mass. Dozens of people were killed, and many more sustained injuries. B

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