Manila Galleons and the First Global Economy

The 15th century found the world in unprecedented upheaval. As the ancient Silk Roads crumbled down with the collapse of the Mongol Empire, the Ottomans pushed for hegemony in the...

Did the Titanic Help Sink the Eastland?

When the RMS Titanic sank in 1912, the outraged public demanded tectonic shifts in the shipping industry. One such development was the 1915 Seamen’s Act in the United States, requiring...

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