The account of the Zong remains a grim reminder of the darkest chapters in civilization's history. In the year 1781, this slave ship, bound for the Caribbean, embarked on a voyage that ended in unspeakable cruelty. Driven by greed, the captain and his crew perpetrated an act of such barbarity that it shocked even the people hardened by the realitie

On a blustery January in 1919, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, flattening buildings and entombing residents in a gooey soup. Scores of people were fatally injured, and many more sustained injuries.