THE GUTENBERG IMPACT: A STORY OF INVENTION

The Gutenberg Impact: A Story of Invention

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

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The Atrocity on the Zong

In the heart of 1825, a horrific act took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by callousness, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke|John|William], instructed that over 130 African captives be dumped overboard. These horrors was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a need to increase insurance payout for the lost slav

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