The Gutenberg Impact: A Story of Invention

Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century revolutionized the world. This groundbreaking mechanism enabled the mass production of texts, breaking the previous dominance of knowledge held by the religious institutions. Before Gutenberg's invention, books were painstakingly copied by hand, making them scarce and acce

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A Dark Chapter in History: The Zong Massacre

In the belly of 1825, a horrific act took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by a lust for profit, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke|John|], demanded that over 130 African captives be dumped to their deaths. These horrors was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a calculation to secure insurance payout for the l

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