The Gutenberg Revolution: A History of Innovation

Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century altered the world. This groundbreaking mechanism enabled the mass production of texts, breaking the previous dominance of knowledge held by the church. Before Gutenberg's invention, books were painstakingly written by hand, making them rare and accessible only to the privi

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The Atrocity on the Zong

In the heart of 1781, a horrific act took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by a lust for profit, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke||], ordered that over 130 African captives be dumped overboard. This act was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a need to maximize insurance payout for the lost slaves. All of

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