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 unpleasant 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 overwhelming, a miasma that clung to every cobblestone and s

In the heartache trenches of World War I, a remarkable story unfolded during the Christmas season of 1914. Amidst the cruelty and despair, an unprecedented break emerged between warring factions. As the bells of Christmas chimed throughout Europe, soldiers on both sides emerged out of their dugouts. An scene of unexpected unity unfolded in No Man's