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 transported to the Caribbean, embarked on a atrocious 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 witnessed a momentous event: the launch of Sputnik 1. This man-created satellite became the first manned spacecraft to orbit 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 own space ventures.

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