A RIVER RUNS PUTRID: A SUMMER OF FILTH, 1858

A River Runs Putrid: A Summer of Filth, 1858

The city of London sweltered in the heat of summer, 1858. But it was not urban reform merely the sun that parched 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 cob

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The Gnadenhutten Massacre: A Stain on American History

On the frosty morning of January 8th, 1782, a dark chapter unfolded in the annals of American history. The peaceful settlement of Gnadenhutten, home to hundreds of friendly Lenape Indians who had sought refuge from war, was brutally attacked by a band of American militiamen. Driven by hatred, these men, led by the infamous Major John Sullivan, cold

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