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 baked the metropolis. An even more detestable force infested its very heart: the River Thames. Years of industrial discharges had transformed London's lifeblood into a nauseating odor. The stench was overwhelming, a miasma that clung to every cobblestone an

In the harrowing trenches of World War I, a remarkable story unfolded during the Christmas season of 1914. Amidst the bloodshed and despair, an unprecedented truce 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 brotherhood unfolded i