THE ZONG: A STAIN ON MARITIME HISTORY

The account of the Zong remains a dreadful reminder of the darkest chapters in mankind's history. In the year 1781, this slave ship, bound for the sugar islands, embarked on a journey that ended in unspeakable atrocity. Driven by profit, the captain and his crew Impact of Colonialism perpetrated an act of such barbarity that it shocked even the peo

On a blustery afternoon in 1919, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a wall of of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, flattening buildings and trapping people in a sticky mire. Dozens of people were fatally injured, and many more suffered. The city f