THE ZONG: A DARK CHAPTER IN MARITIME HISTORY

The Zong: A Dark Chapter in Maritime History

The story of the Zong sinks into the annals of maritime history as a chilling testament to human cruelty. In the year, this British slave ship, laden with hundreds of captive Africans bound for the Caribbean, embarked on a atrocious voyage that would result in a tragedy of unspeakable proportions. Driven by avarice and indifference to human life, t

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Soviet Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world observed a momentous event: the launch of this pioneering sphere. This human-made sphere became the first crewed spacecraft to circle the Earth. The achievement of the Soviet Union in launching Sputnik marked the beginning of the Space Age, galvanizing nations around the globe to pursue their own space programs. Thi

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