ENGLAND'S LEAP FORWARD: THE GREAT CALENDAR CHANGE OF 1752

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

In the year, Britain made a bold adjustment to its calendar. For centuries, the nation had followed the Julian calendar, which was vastly out of sync with the real solar year. This discrepancy resulted in confusion and disagreement about the correct date. To rectify this issue, Parliament passed a transformative reform: the adoption of the Gregoria

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A Stain on Humanity: The Zong Massacre

In the belly Social Justice History of 1825, a monstrous deed took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by a lust for profit, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke||William], ordered that over 130 African captives be dumped overboard. The massacre was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a calculation to secure insura

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