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Great-Grandma Writes 2139 Letters To Troops
A 92-year-old great-grandma has written more than two thousand letters to troops over the past two years. Each letter is four pages long...
New Yorkers Answer Letters to Santa
The United States Postal Service has kicked off its annual "Letters to Santa", inviting people to respond to a child's letter to Santa...
No Acceptance Letters from Colleges? Don’t Panic
While some students are rejected from colleges everywhere, the more common scenario is for a student to be sitting on multiple wait-lists but to...
Letters to Santa Flood Alaskan Town
120,000 letters arrive yearly from dozens of countries having made their way to the small town of North Pole, Alaska. "They usually get a...
Good News in History, April 15
136 years ago today, Corrie ten Boom was born in Haarlem. A Dutch watchmaker and later a Christian writer and public speaker, ten Boom...
Good News in History, April 14
41 years ago today, EMI released David Bowie's 15th studio album Let's Dance. The album became Bowie's greatest commercial success, with 11 million albums sold and...
Good News in History, April 4
60 years ago today, Beatlemania was in full bloom as the band held every one of the top five spots on the US singles...
Small Town Grocer’s Easter Egg Mistake is Turned into Inspiring National Charity Drive Raising Thousands
On an island off the coast of an island, a local grocer's big error turned into a successful national charity event.
Dan Dafydd wanted 80...
Scientists Reveal Incredible Image of Magnetic Fields Spiraling from Supermassive Black Hole
As part of humanity's continued attempts to image a black hole, a telescope array recently captured the swirling magnetic fields around two of the...
Senators Pushed Big Pharma to Cap Inhaler Prices at $35 – Successfully Bringing Relief to American Families
Less than three months after U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and her colleagues launched an investigation into the four major American manufacturers of inhalers, three...
Good News in History, March 12
Happy 68th Birthday to Steve Harris, the bassist, songwriter, and lyricist behind the most famous heavy metal band on Earth, Iron Maiden. A true...
Good News in History, March 9
50 years ago today, Hiroo Onoda, the Japanese infantryman holdout finally surrendered 29 years after the end of World War II. Operating out of...
Good News in History, March 6
Happy 70th Birthday to Jeff Greenwald, traveler, award-winning author, monologist, and photographer. Believing that "every time I set off on a journey, I feel...
Good News in History, February 11
2,684 years ago today is the traditional date for the foundation of the earliest centralized state on the islands of Japan. Descendant of the...
2,000-Year-old Scroll Burnt in Pompeii Decoded and Read for First Time by Three Genius Students
In October, GNN reported on the first winner of the Vesuvius Challenge, which sought to inspire young people to use AI technology to decode...
Matchmaking ‘Magic’ at Philly’s Oldest Bar May Lead You to Find the Love of Your Life–Like Hundreds of Others
There is a bit of mating magic afoot at Philadelphia's oldest tavern, one of the oldest in the United States.
Hundreds of couples have met...
Handwriting Strengthens Brain Connections and Boosts Learning More Than Tapping on a Keyboard
In an ever more digital world, pen and paper are increasingly getting replaced with screens and keyboards in classrooms. Now, a new study has...
Good News in History, January 24
66 years ago today, thermonuclear fusion, a process that replicates the way that stars form, was first carried out by James Tuck and Marshall...
In 30 Years East Palo Alto Went From ‘Murder Capital’ to Zero Homicides in 2023: A Complete Turnaround
When an American uses the phrase "murder capital" to describe a city, it tends to be cities with periods of very sad history like...
Good News in History, January 8
49 years ago today, Ella Grasso became the first woman to be elected to serve as a state governor in the US. A member...