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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...
New Research into Beethoven’s DNA Reveals He Didn’t Inherit his Musical Talent
The famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven did not inherit much musical talent from his ancestors, according to a new study that shows his genes...
Get Ready for the Solar Eclipse Over North American Coming Soon
A solar eclipse is coming on April 8th, 2024, and unlike when it drifts across the Indian Ocean or somewhere equally remote, this year's...
Good News in History, March 26
49 years ago today, the Biological Weapons Convention, (BWC) entered into force. It's considered to have established a strong global norm against biological weapons...
China is Once Again Sending Pandas to the US—Delighting the San Diego and DC Zoos
'Panda Diplomacy' is back in action in San Diego as Chinese conservationists and the California zoo signed an agreement that could see giant pandas...
Good News in History, February 22
195 years ago today, Spain sold Florida to the United States as part of the Adams-Onis Treaty. It settled a standing border dispute between...
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, January 31
53 years ago today, My Sweet Lord by George Harrison reached number 1 on the UK pop charts. It would hold the same position in the...
Cicadas Are Coming: Rare ‘Dual Emergence’ Could Awaken a Trillion Bugs of 2 Species – First Time in 221 yrs
No one alive today will see it again—the convergence of two cicada broods that will practically shake the Midwest with their chirping.
The appearance of...
Good News in History, January 20
2 years ago today, Zara Rutherford became the youngest woman to fly around the world alone. Landing at Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport in western Belgium, she...
Good News in History, January 19
95 years ago today, Acadia National Park was established in Maine. A rather small park, but nevertheless beloved by Mainers and New Englanders alike,...
Good News in History, January 13
239 years ago today, The Times of London published its first ever broadsheet. Originally founded as The Daily Universal Register, The Times used contributions from...
Good News in History, December 30
133 years ago today, the American author, recordist, and expatriate Paul Bowles, was born. Living in Tangier, Morocco for 47 years, Bowles would publish...
4-month-old Baby Sucked Up into Tornado is Found Asleep and Unharmed in a ‘Cradle’ of Fallen Tree Limbs
Sydney Moore watched as the bassinet containing her infant son Lord followed the roof of her mobile home up into the funnel of a...
Good News in History, December 4
128 years ago today, Feng Youlan was born. This Chinese academic and philosopher was instrumental in reintroducing the Chinese classics of philosophy to the...
Good News in History, November 28
Happy 80th Birthday to singer-songwriter and composer Randy Newman. Best known for his distinctive voice and film scores for 8 Pixar films—as well as...
Good News in History, November 25
43 years ago today, "Sugar" Ray Leonard reclaimed his WBC Welterweight world championship in New Orleans after a masterful display that famously, infamously, left...
Good News in History, November 2
This daily column features all the good news, anniversaries and birthdays from this day in history—November 2.
Good News in History, October 3
4,480 years ago today, or so it's said, the sky above the Korean Peninsula opened and Hwanung, the mythical progenitor of Korean People descended...
Zoos Welcome ‘Paddington Bears’ for Breeding Programs to Help Save Species From Extinction
Two zoos in the US and UK have welcomed their very own 'Paddington Bear' as part of a special breeding program to help save...