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 destined for the Caribbean, embarked on a gruesome voyage that would culminate 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 space exploration momentous event: the launch of the Soviet satellite. This human-made satellite became the initial manned spacecraft to orbit the Earth. The triumph of the Soviet Union in launching Sputnik marked the start of the Space Age, inspiring nations around the globe to pursue their own space explorati

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