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 1781, this British slave ship, laden with hundreds of captive Africans destined for the Caribbean, embarked on a gruesome voyage that would end in a tragedy of unspeakable proportions. Driven by avarice and indifference to human lif

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The First Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world witnessed a momentous event: the launch of the Soviet satellite. This human-made object became the primary unmanned spacecraft to orbit the Earth. The triumph of the Soviet Union in putting into orbit Sputnik marked the start of the Space Age, motivating nations around the globe to strive for their own space ventures

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