The Zong: A Stain on Maritime History

The tale of the Zong remains a horrific reminder of the darkest chapters in humanity's history. In that fateful year of 1781, this slave ship, bound for the sugar islands, embarked on a voyage that ended in unspeakable cruelty. Driven by greed, the captain and his crew committed an act of such barbarity that it shocked even those hardened by the re

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Boston's Tragic Molasses Incident of '19

On a blustery afternoon in that fateful year, disaster struck Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a torrent of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, smashing buildings and trapping residents in a treacly mass. Scores of people were fatally injured, and many more sustai

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