The account of the Zong remains a grim reminder of the darkest chapters in humanity'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 financial gain, the captain and his crew committed an act of such barbari

On a blustery January in 1919, disaster befell Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, smashing buildings and entombing residents in a gooey mass. Hundreds of people were l