Thursday, September 3, 2026 — U.S. Bowling League Day

What happens when a city moves its sewage downstream—and a crowded passenger ship sinks directly beside the outfalls?

Today we explore the horrifying location that made the Princess Alice disaster even deadlier, the contaminated dish that led Alexander Fleming to penicillin, and Malcolm Campbell’s dangerous pursuit of the 300-mph barrier.

Along the way, we celebrate Mort Walker, the cartoonist behind Beetle Bailey who gave names to everything from illustrated speed lines to strings of symbols replacing profanity.

A problem moved out of sight hasn’t necessarily disappeared, while something easily overlooked—a moldy dish, a black line or a tiny cartoon symbol—may be doing more than anyone realizes.