The account of the Zong remains a horrific reminder of the darkest chapters in civilization's history. In the year 1781, this slave ship, bound for the West Indies, embarked on a journey that ended in unspeakable cruelty. Driven by financial gain, the captain and his crew perpetrated an act of such

On a blustery morning in 1919, disaster befell Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a wall of of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, flattening buildings and entombing citizens in a sticky soup. Scores of people were fata