THE ZONG: A STAIN ON MARITIME HISTORY

The Zong: A Stain on Maritime History

The story of the Zong sinks into the annals of maritime history as a chilling testament to human cruelty. In 1781, 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 human life, t

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The First Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world saw a space station momentous event: the launch of the Soviet satellite. This man-created object became the first unmanned spacecraft to circle the Earth. The achievement of the Soviet Union in putting into orbit Sputnik marked the beginning of the Space Age, galvanizing nations around the globe to strive for their o

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