Today we deal with a question of profound importance: When, where and by whom was the first flush toilet installed in Worcester? Don't expect an easy answer. Until the 1840s, Worcester, like every ...
Every summer, pollutants land on dry streets in coastal Monterey County and every winter they wash away with the rain. Examining water samples collected before and during that first rain allows ...
H. L. Mencken once had a lot of fun writing a fanciful piece about indoor plumbing, in this case the first bathtub, installed in the White House. He claimed that was in 1850, perhaps during the ...