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 transported to the Caribbean, embarked on a horrific voyage that would culminate in a tragedy of unspeakable proportions. Driven by avarice and indifference to human

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The First Sputnik

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

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