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 horrific voyage that would result in a tragedy of unspeakable proportions. Driven by avarice and indifference to

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Soviet Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world observed a momentous event: the launch of the Soviet satellite. This man-created satellite became the initial unmanned spacecraft to orbit the Earth. The achievement of the Soviet Union in sending up Sputnik marked the beginning of the Space Age, galvanizing nations around the globe to endeavor their own space progra

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