THE ZONG: A DARK CHAPTER IN MARITIME HISTORY

The Zong: A Dark Chapter in Maritime History

The story of the Zong casts a shadow over 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 horrific voyage that would end in a tragedy of unspeakable proportions. Driven by avarice and indifference to human li

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The First Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world witnessed a momentous event: the launch of the Soviet satellite. This human-made sphere became the primary crewed spacecraft to circle the Earth. The success of the Soviet Union in sending up Sputnik marked the start of the Space Age, motivating nations around the globe to endeavor their own space exploration. This

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