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Nicole Kidman Surprises Bus Full of Tourists on Her Way to the Oscars
The Australian actress was about to get ready for the Oscars when she stopped to surprise a bus full of sightseers in Los Angeles.
The Oscars Pizza Guy Got $1000 Tip from Stars
The unsuspecting pizza delivery man who was called to the Academy Awards ceremony and dragged onstage by host Ellen DeGeneres, was given a $1000...
Oscars to Celebrate Heroes at This Year’s Ceremony
The 86th Academy Awards will be a celebration of movie heroes, the producers announced this week. The theme for the March 2 live broadcast,...
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to Host Oscars
Hosting the next Academy Awards ceremony will be a double-bill co-starring Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, Oscar producers announced yesterday. “We think the...
Little Film Slumdog Wins Big with Eight Oscars (w/ Video)
The little film that could, Slumdog Millionaire, took home 8 Oscars including best director and best picture at the 81st annual Academy...
Good News in History, April 5
On this day, 26 years ago, the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge opened to traffic linking the City of Kobe on the main island of Honshu, to...
Good News in History, March 5
50 years ago today, a very special performance was held at Berkeley University to witness the singing of the Hymn to Nikkal. It had...
Good News in History, February 18
Happy 70th Birthday to John Travolta, star of such films as Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Pulp Fiction, Get Shorty, Hairspray, and Swordfish. His accolades...
Good News in History, December 25
This daily column at GNN.org features all the good news, anniversaries and notable birthdays from this day in history—December 25.
Good News in History, December 18
Happy 77th Birthday to Steven Spielberg, one of the most popular and successful movie producers in film history. Bullied as an Orthodox Jew growing...
Good News in History, December 10
199 years ago today, the Reverend Minister George MacDonald was born in Aberdeenshire. A pious and valued member of his community, MacDonald achieved a...
Good News in History, November 6
806 years ago today, the Charter of the Forest was signed in England by King Henry III. This law document is sometimes described as...
Good News in History, October 18
893 years ago today, Zhu Xi, a revolutionary Confucian scholar of the Song Dynasty, was born. His shifting of the emphasis from the I Ching to...
Good News in History September 15
105 years ago today. Forbes Magazine was founded by Scottish-American financial columnist, B. C. Forbes. After being passed down the family for three generations,...
Good News in History, August 23
Happy 72nd birthday to Ole' D.C.'s own Lisa Halaby, famously known to the world as Queen Noor of Jordan. The second-generation Washingtonian married King...
Good News in History, July 24
48 years ago today, Giorgio Armani and Sergio Galeotti founded Giorgio Armani S.p.A (joint stock company) in Milan, Italy. Armani had no education in...
Good News in History, July 17
621 years ago, Zhu Di, one of the most impactful emperors ever to take the Mandate of Heaven assumed power in Beijing. Known as...
Good News in History, July 6
83 years ago today, the Story Bridge, the longest cantilever bridge in Australia, was officially opened to Brisbane traffic after 5 years of construction....
Good News in History, July 1
127 years ago today, Wilfrid Laurier was sworn in as Canada's first French-speaking prime minister. Recognized as either the greatest leader Canada has ever...
Good News in History, June 15
723 years ago today, the city of Bilbao was founded in northern Spain's Basque Country. It was established by the local lord Diego López...