THE THAMES RAN FOUL: A SUMMER OF FILTH, 1858

The city of London sweltered in the heat of summer, 1858. But it was not merely the sun that parched the metropolis. An even more repellent force infested its very heart: the River Thames. Years of industrial waste had transformed London's lifeblood into a foul-smelling mire. The stench was oppressive, a miasma that clung to every cobblestone and p

In the harrowing trenches of World War I, a remarkable story unfolded during the Christmas season of 1914. Amidst the bloodshed and fear, an unprecedented break emerged between warring factions. As the bells of Christmas chimed throughout Europe, soldiers on both sides ventured out of their trenches. An scene of unexpected solidarity unfolded in No