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Painting Stolen in a Heist 30 Years Ago Returned to its Native Scotland
A painting stolen from a Scottish castle museum over 30 years ago has finally been returned after it emerged in a Yorkshire auction—and an...
Selfless Quad Amputee Summits a Peak to Raise Money for Other Disabled Kids
A ten-year-old quadruple amputee is going to attempt to summit a 656-foot mountain to raise money for other children with disabilities.
The climber, Luke Mortimer,...
Good News in History, November 2
This daily column features all the good news, anniversaries and birthdays from this day in history—November 2.
Cervical Cancer Trial Hailed as ‘Remarkable’ After 35% Reduced Death Rate Using Simple Intervention
Sometimes the best drug for a disease is one that's already on the shelf, and that was the finding of a British cervical cancer...
Good News in History, October 29
100 years ago today, Turkey (Turkiye) declared itself an independent republic, signaling the end of the Ottoman Empire and the election of Mustapha Kemal...
Explorers Become First Ever to Row 2,000 Miles of the Arctic’s Northwest Passage–Led by a Texan
Described as "one of the last great 'firsts'" the passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the Canadian Arctic was, for the first...
19 Wildcats Set to Bring Back Scottish Highland Species – They’re Thriving in a Reintroduction Program
A recent generation of captive-bred Scottish Wildcats that were released into Cairngorms National Park are thriving in their natural habitat.
The Saving Wildcats project was...
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...
Good News in History, October 5
Happy 65th Birthday to popular science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson. Born in the Big Apple without a star in the sky to look up...
After 6 Months Searching for New Doctor, Small Town’s Viral Video was ‘Just What the Doctor Ordered’
For six months, the retiring small town doctor searched for his replacement, with no luck. But a new General Practitioner is now on the...
Good News in History September 30
160 years ago, George Bizet's famous opera Les Pêcheurs de Perles, The Pearl Fishermen, debuted at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris. Set in ancient...
Early Man Was Building Lincoln Log-like Structures 500,000 Years Ago, New Preserved Wood Shows
In a true paradigm shift, persevered timbers show that early man, and potentially older species than Homo sapiens, were building wooden structures 476,000 years ago.
Wikipedia...
Good News in History September 19
1,937 years ago today Antoninus Pious, the fourth of the Five Good Emperors of Rome, was born. Keeping in mind that 'good' in this...
Good News in History, September 7
100 years ago today, INTERPOL was founded. It's the world's largest international police cooperation organization, with member states counted at 195. It is headquartered...
Good News in History, August 24
Happy 50th birthday to the simply hilarious Dave Chappelle. One of the greatest millennial comics, Chappelle was called a genius during his early explosion...
An Unloved English Field Restored to Beautiful Brook as Part of a Large Project to Glorify the River Ise
In England's county of Northamptonshire lay a marginal field that was recognized to have no value, as it could not be built on. It's...
Tree of the Year Contest Features Oak that Stood Up to Bombing and Elm that Survived Catastrophic Plague
It's a wonderful time of the year in Britain, the time to honor the Isles' Tree of the Year.
Organized by the Woodland Trust, one...
Good News in History, August 13
118 years ago today, the Norwegian people voted themselves out of the union with Sweden that they had been subjected to for centuries following...
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 30
Happy 80th Birthday to the Jamaican ska and reggae musician, singer, and actor, Jimmy Cliff. After scoring his first hit at age 14, he...