THE ZONG: A STAIN ON MARITIME HISTORY

The Zong: A Stain on 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 transported to the Caribbean, embarked on a gruesome voyage that would result in a tragedy of unspeakable proportions. Driven by avarice and indifference to

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The First Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world saw a momentous event: the launch of this pioneering sphere. This man-created satellite became the first crewed spacecraft to circle the Earth. The achievement of the Soviet Union in launching Sputnik marked the dawn of the Space Age, galvanizing nations around the globe to endeavor their own space exploration. This

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