The story of the Zong remains a dreadful reminder of the darkest chapters in humanity's history. In that fateful year of 1781, this slave ship, bound for the West Indies, embarked on a voyage that ended in unspeakable horrors. Driven by greed, the captain and his crew perpetrated an act of such heartlessness that it shocked even those hardened by t
Boston's Tragic Molasses Incident of '19
On a blustery January in 1919, disaster unfolded 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, crushing buildings and burying people in a treacly mire. Hundreds of people were lost their lives, and many more were wounded. Bosto