#861 What was the Great Stink?
What was the Great Stink? It happened in Central London during June and August 1858, when the smell of the River Thames was unbearable. The city of London grew up…
What was the Great Stink? It happened in Central London during June and August 1858, when the smell of the River Thames was unbearable. The city of London grew up…
When was the first subway built? The first subway was the Metropolitan Railway line in London, opened on January 10, 1863. The city of London mostly sprung up when the…
I learned this today. Gin was sold from a cat in London in 1739 because Captain Dudley Bradstreet found a loophole in the 1736 Gin Act. Between 1690 and 1751,…
I learned this today. London was built where it is because it is the closest point to the sea that could be bridged. There may have been a small settlement…