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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 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, September 8
57 years ago today, the Severn Bridge was opened in the UK to span England and Wales, 140 years after it was first proposed....
Good News in History, August 16
On this day in 2008 and 2009, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt broke the Olympic all-time record for the 100-meter sprint with a time of...
Good News in History, July 29
Happy 70th birthday to one of the greatest American documentarians, Ken Burns. His gargantuan resume of deep dives into uniquely American topics has stirred...
Good News in History, July 23
3 years ago today, China launched the Mission Tianwen-1, or "Heavenly Questions" to Mars, becoming the second nation to have a presence there. It...
Good News in History, July 20
50 years ago today, Congress passed the War Powers Act, a bill aimed at reaffirming the mindset of the houses of Congress that it...
Good News in History, June 13
52 years ago today, the New York Times begin publication of the Pentagon Papers, released by RAND Corp staffer Daniel Ellsberg. They revealed to...
Good News in History, May 20
80 years ago today, the skeleton of the Luttra Woman, or Hallonflickan (Raspberry woman) was discovered in a bog near Luttra, Sweden. Hers are...
Good News in History, May 17
160 years ago today, Cantares Gallegos by Rosalía de Castro was published, Spain's first book in the Galician language. De Castro is regarded as the...
76-year-old Student Finally Graduates 50 Years After He Began His Ph.D. in Philosophy
Newly-graduated 'Doctor' Nick Axten said it took him “a long hard think” to get his doctoral dissertation in order, which is probably what most...
Taking Ketamine and Looking at Smiling Faces is a Therapy That Could Help End Depression, Shows Clinical Trial
Being given an illicit drug called ketamine and then looking at smiling faces could help end depression, according to a new study.
Researchers found that...
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...
94-Year-old Gets Medal of Honor 70 Years After Heroism, Making Him One of the Most Decorated Soldiers in US History
Seventy years ago, on a frozen hilltop deep in what is now North Korea, a young First Lieutenant acted with bravery that earned him...
People Would Rather Give—and Receive—Handmade or Heartfelt Gifts Rather Than Something From a Store
The majority of 2,000 survey participants agreed that giving—and receiving—handmade or heartfelt gifts was far better than store-bought presents.
Man Taught Himself to Play the Trumpet Solely So He Could Play Taps for Fallen Soldiers
This Minnesota man is now 70 years old, but he refuses to stop paying his respects to fallen veterans soldiers as a means of atoning for his regret.
Senate Passes Biggest Public Lands Package of the Decade With Sweeping Bipartisan Approval
The legislation, which was approved in a 92-8 vote, will designate over 1.3 million acres as nationally-protected public lands.
Woman Collected Thousands of Christmas Cards From Strangers to Place on Homeless People’s Pillows
This Canadian woman has spent the last few months ensuring that thousands of people know that they have not been forgotten this holiday season.
7-Year-old Boy Has Helped Thousands of Veterans After Watching a Video About Homelessness
7-year-old Tyler Stallings may not have superpowers, but in light of how many people he’s helped, he definitely deserves to wear a cape: the...
Veteran Who Was Given 4 Months to Live Transforms Polluted Creek – and Lives 27 Years Longer Because of It
Jon Beal dedicated years of his life to nursing a polluted creek back to health – and it ended up rewarding him with more years of life in return.