LONDON CHOKED

In the year 1858, London was consumed by a stench so horrendous that it became known as "The Great Stink". The River Thames, once a sign of life and trade, had become a putrid mass overflowing with garbage. Londoners were forced to wear their noses as they traversed the streets. The stench was so omnipresent that it saturated even the offices of t

On January 15th, 1918, a horrifying disaster struck Boston's North End. A massive tank containing nearly 2.3 million gallons of molasses ruptured. The sticky goo surged through the streets like a raging river, obliterating everything in its path. Scores of people were killed, and many more suffered wounds. Buildings were reduced to rubble, and the