England's Leap Forward: The Great Calendar Change of 1752

In seventeen fifty-two, Britain made a bold adjustment to its calendar. For centuries, the nation had followed the Julian calendar, which was 18th-century history considerably out of sync with the true solar year. This discrepancy caused confusion and uncertainty about the correct date. To fix this issue, Parliament implemented a groundbreaking ref

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A Stain on Humanity: The Zong Massacre

In the depths 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 overboard. These horrors was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a calculation to secure insurance payout for the lost s

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