THE THAMES RAN FOUL: A SUMMER OF FILTH, 1858

The city of London sought 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 all-consuming, a miasma that clung to every cobblestone and p

In the heartache trenches of World War I, a remarkable story unfolded during the Christmas season of 1914. Amidst the violence and despair, an unprecedented break emerged between warring factions. As the bells of Christmas chimed throughout Europe, soldiers on both sides crossed out of their barricades. A scene of unprecedented unity unfolded in No