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Four Community Volunteers Honored as Heros for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
To honor and encourage volunteerism on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Allstate Insurance Company is honoring four African-American volunteers who generously serve their communities...
King’s Legacy Honored At Memorial: A Symbol of the Best in America
Thousands attended the formal dedication Sunday of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall – an emotional day for those, including...
Martin Luther King Memorial Opens Today on Washington Mall
The first memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC, dedicated to a non-president, or a black American, opens today in honor of Martin...
Obama Names Medal of Freedom Winners: Kennedy, Poitier, Hawking, 13 Others
President Obama on Thursday named the 16 recipients of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom. America’s highest civilian honor, the Medal of Freedom is...
King’s Memphis Motel Now Marks National Civil Rights Museum
40 years ago yesterday -- one day before he was shot -- Martin Luther King, Jr. predicted, “I may not get there with you,...
Good News in History, April 11
Happy 64th Birthday to Jeremy Clarkson, the journalist and television personality who hosted the iconic motoring show Top Gear. Since hanging up his BBC...
Good News in History, April 3
Happy Birthday to Dame Jane Goodall who turns 90 years old today. The beloved British primatologist first observed chimpanzees creating tools in 1960 (and...
Good News in History, March 31
33 years ago today, the Warsaw Pact officially disbanded, ending the military build-up and stand-off between European communism and European democracy. As many of...
Good News in History, March 25
65 years ago today, Elvis Presley performed live at Pearl Harbor’s Bloch Arena in a benefit for the USS Arizona Memorial. The concert was...
Good News in History, January 15
50 years ago today, the TV sitcom Happy Days premiered on ABC, starring Ron Howard—as a clean-cut teenager in the late 50s who frequents...
Good News in History, December 21
Today is the magical Winter Solstice, bringing the longest night of the year to the Northern Hemisphere, and marking the start of more daylight...
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 20
65 years Jim and Jane Henson established Muppets Inc. The company has produced many successful television series, including The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and...
Good News in History, October 15
26 years ago today, NASA and ESA's Cassini Mission, meant to gather data on Saturn and its moons, was launched from Cape Canaveral. The...
Good News in History, August 28
234 years ago today, German astronomer William Herschel discovered the sixth largest moon of Saturn, the icy, 500 kilometer-wide Enceladus. The 19th largest moon...
Good News in History, July 12
On this day 53 years ago, Thor Heyerdhal successfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean on Ra II, a sailboat made of papyrus based on drawings from...
Fun Facts to Celebrate First Nobel Prizes 120 Years Ago: Youngest Laureate, First Woman, Most Wins, Who Declined?
PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Fisher Rare Book Library
120 years ago tomorrow, the first Nobel Prizes were awarded, including the first one in Physics for the...
A Love Letter to America From a Village in Bangladesh on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
America, I am sending you good wishes from a small Bangladeshi village on the 20th anniversary of your great tragedy. I knew nothing about...
A New Emoji is Being Proposed to Help Show Forgiveness – And This One Got the Most Votes
As hard as it sometimes is to say, “I’m sorry,” it can be harder still to say, “I forgive you.” If a coalition of...
21 Quotes On Freedom and Liberty To Give You Goosebumps on Independence Day – July 4
In celebration of Independence Day, we've gathered 21 of our favorite quotes on the essence of freedom, liberty, and honor.