A Stain on Humanity: The Zong Massacre

In the belly of 1790, a monstrous deed took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by a lust for profit, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke||William], demanded that over 130 African captives be thrown to their deaths. The massacre was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a calculation to secure insurance payout for t

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Shattered Concrete: The Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989

On December 9th, a fateful date, a scene unfolded that would forever alter the very soul of Europe. The Berlin Wall, standing tall as a glaring symbol of an iron curtain, began to crumble under the weight of peaceful protests. Crowds gathered towards the wall, armed with a renewed sense of possibility that had been suppressed for decades. Citizens

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