GUTENBERG'S LEGACY: A JOURNEY OF PROGRESS

Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century revolutionized the world. This groundbreaking technology enabled the mass production of books, breaking the previous monopoly of knowledge held by the clergy. Before Gutenberg's innovation, books were painstakingly copied by hand, making them expensive and accessible only

On a blustery January in that fateful year, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a torrent of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying citizens in a sticky soup. Scores of people were killed, and many more sustained injuries.