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 waste had transformed London's lifeblood into a foul-smelling mire. The stench was oppressive, a miasma that clung to every cobblestone and in… Read More

On a blustery morning in 1919, disaster struck Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a torrent of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, flattening buildings and burying residents in a gooey soup. Dozens of people were fatally injured, and many more sustained injuries. Bos… Read More