THE ZONG: A STAIN ON MARITIME HISTORY

The account of the Zong remains a horrific reminder of the darkest chapters in civilization's history. In that fateful year of 1781, this slave ship, bound for the West Indies, embarked on a transatlantic crossing that ended in unspeakable horrors. Driven by financial gain, the captain and his crew committed an act of such heartlessness that it sho

On a blustery morning in 1919, disaster befell Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a wall of of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, smashing buildings and trapping residents in a gooey soup. Scores of people were fatally injured, and many more sustained injuries. Auth