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Good News in History September 27
Happy 47th Birthday to Il Capitano—Francesco Totti. The most iconic Italian forward of the 21st century, Totti spent a 25-year professional career in the red...
Good News in History, August 2
11 years ago today, Michael Phelps won an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the 200-meter individual medley, his 16th gold medal in...
Artist Transforms Drab City Streets Painting 130 Houses–Increasing Everyone’s Home Values Too (LOOK)
A year ago, we introduced you to an artist who began transforming an old neighborhood by painting the drab homes with vividly cheerful colors—and...
Good News in History, May 14
50 years ago today, Skylab was launched into orbit, the first and only space station to be entirely built and funded by the US....
Newborn Calf with Smiley-Face Markings is Named ‘Happy’ and Will Graze on a Farm For Rest of His Life
Happy the cow was never destined for greatness, born as he was a bull on a dairy farm.
Yet despite his inability to produce milk,...
Astonishingly Wealthy Pompeii Home of Two Men Freed from Slavery Reopens to Public
After years of complex restoration work, the villa of two of Pompeii's richest citizens has been reopened.
Buried by Vesuvius in 79 CE, the House...
Artist Paints Charcoal Portraits on Giant Floating Blocks of Ice in Baltic Sea – LOOK
Meet the American artist who braves Finland's freezing temperatures to paint portraits on giant floating blocks of ice in the Baltic Sea
29-year-old David Popa...
Iraqi Drought Reveals Stunning 3,400-Year-Old City Covered By Tigris River
German and Kurdish archaeologists have uncovered an ancient metropolis of the Mittani Empire once submerged below the Tigris River. The settlement was revealed when...
Earliest Prehistoric Art Discovered –And it Turns Out to Be Hand Prints Made by Children 170,000 Years Ago
Written by Matthew Bennett and Sally Christine Reynolds at Bournemouth University. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The...
Following Earthquake Damage, Famous Pompeii Museum Finally Reopens After 40 Years
The museum of Pompeii, called the Antiquarium—home to artifacts from the most famous casualty of a volcanic eruption in history—is now open again to...
City Keeps Mysterious Plaques on Park Benches Because People Are Loving the Hilarity
When most people think about guerrilla art, the first thing that likely springs to mind is graffiti.
From daredevils tagging trains to plucky grandmas joining...
Former NFL Player’s Tweet Mobilizes Residents to Clean Up Phoenix After Protests
Former NFL player Marquette King is being praised for helping heal a wounded community, after his tweet galvanized volunteers to clean up Phoenix following protests.
People Use Chalk to Write Plant Names on Sidewalks to Help People Connect With Nature – ‘More Than Weeds’
In the UK and France, sidewalk chalk is being used by rebel botanists breaking street-chalking laws to label wild plants and flowers growing through cracks.
5th Graders Hear Senior Couple’s Story of Racial Injustice and Take Action 60 Years Later
These fifth graders were moved to tears by the Caldwells' story – which is why they then banded together to right the wrongs from 60 years ago.
When Man Got Sick of Trash and Crime, He Bought Buddha Statue for the Street—and Transformed the Neighborhood
Over the course of the last two decades, the “Buddha of Oakland” has completely transformed the Oakland, California neighborhood.
Judge Sentences Teen Vandals to Reading Books About Racism – and It Apparently Worked
Rather than punishing a group of juveniles for a racist act of vandalism, this compassionate judge wanted them to understand the error of their...
Lucky Dented Penny That Saved Soldier’s Life During WWI Comes to Light 100 Years Later
If it had not been for this lucky penny, Maureen Coulson and her family may have never been born following their grandfather's service during WWI.
When Filmmaker Sits Down With Neo-Nazis to See if They Would ‘Hate in-Person’, She Had Extraordinary Experience
Reprinted with permission from Peace News Network
Written by Kate Roff
When Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Deeyah Khan met with neo-Nazis, she was scared – but she...
Couple Fights Lawsuit Until Judge Rules They Can Keep Their “Starry Night” Home
The couple curated the gorgeous mural just in case their autistic son was ever lost and needed to find his way home.
Instead of Money for Themselves, Black Men Unjustly Arrested at Starbucks Arrange Grant for City’s Youth
“We thought long and hard about it and we feel like this is the best way to see that change that we want to see,” said one of the men. “It's not a right-now thing that's good for right now, but I feel like we will see the true change over time.”