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Good News in History, February 23
5 years ago today, 71-year-old Roy Hodgson overtook Sir Bobby Robson as the oldest man to manage a Premier League football club when his...
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...
Garbage Man Saves Kitten from Being Crushed, Now Adopted and Healthy in Time for Christmas
Seconds away from being crushed in a garbage truck, a snow-white kitten has found a new home in time for Christmas after being saved...
Good News in History, November 21
This daily column features all the good news, anniversaries and birthdays from this day in history—November 21.
Good News in History, October 20
50 years ago, the Sydney Opera House was officially opened by then-monarch Elizabeth II. Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, it is widely regarded...
Good News in History, October 14
156 years ago today, Masaoka Shiki, considered one of Japan's four masters of haiku, was born. He wrote more than 20,000 stanzas of this...
Good News in History, October 9
On this day, in Game 2 of the 1909 World Series, Ty Cobb stole home base. The details around this famous of all capers...
Holly Tree Presumed Extinct for 200 Years Discovered After Placement on Most Wanted List: ‘Nature surprises us’
A small holly tree species native to Brazil has been rediscovered after nearly two centuries of being presumed extinct.
This incredible return to light is...
Farmers Show off Mammoth Produce at County Fair Headlined by 1,300 lbs. Pumpkin
At last weekend's Malvern Autumn Festival in the UK, growers from across the Isles showed off the truly frightening proportions that vegetables can grow...
Good News in History September 17
480 years ago today, the first book in the Finnish language was published. Called The Abckiria, or the "ABC Book" it taught Finnish peasants...
A Kind of Cretaceous Crane Enters Fossil Record as Long-Legged Wading Dinosaur Found in China
China introduced many things to the world—paper, fireworks, gunpowder, zippers, but it's also in China's soils that the greatest scientific advancement in paleontology was...
Good News in History, August 29
26 years ago today, Netflix was incorporated as a DVD mail delivery service. Founders Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings came up with the idea...
Good News in History, August 21
Happy 35th birthday to Robert Lewandowski, the greatest Pole to ever kick a soccer ball. He is part of a small group of elite...
Good News in History, August 6
Happy 40th birthday to one of the finest Dutch goalscorers to ever play the beautiful game, Robin Van Persie. A legend at Arsenal and...
Good News in History, July 26
Happy 80th Birthday to Sir Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones. Born in Kent, England to a teacher and hairdresser, he’s spent more than...
Good News in History, July 22
60 years ago today, Philadelphia's first heavyweight boxing champion, Sonny Liston KO'd Floyd Patterson in a rematch of the bout that the year before...
Good News in History, July 13
100 years ago today, the HOLLYWOOD sign was officially dedicated in Los Angeles. At 44 feet tall (13.4 m), the sign was originally created...
Your Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...
Good News in History, June 23
136 years ago today, The Rocky Mountains Park Act passed Canadian parliament, establishing Banff National Park, the nation's largest and most famous park. It...
Good News in History, May 30
48 years ago today, the European Space Agency was founded by ten member states: Belgium, Denmark, France, West Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden,...