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 literature, breaking the previous monopoly of knowledge held by the clergy. Before Gutenberg's innovation, books were painstakingly transcribed by hand, making them expensive and accessible onl

On a blustery January in 1919, disaster struck Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a wall of of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, flattening buildings and trapping people in a gooey mire. Hundreds of people were fatally injured, and many more were wounded. Authorities