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Good News in History, August 14
86 years ago today, the National Scenic Trail known as the Appalachian Trail was completed by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Claimed to be the...
Good News in History, August 11
930 years ago today, the foundation stone of the Durham Cathedral was laid by Bishop William of St. Calais. Within the first generation of...
Good News in History, June 27
On this day 125 years ago, Joshua Slocum completed the first solo circumnavigation in the world, amazingly, on a sailing yacht he built himself...
Good News in History, June 24
42 years ago, The Humber Bridge became the world's longest single-span suspension bridge when it was inaugurated over the waters of the Humber Estuary...
Good News in History, June 22
85 years ago today, Joe Louis knocked out Max Schmeling in a re-match of perhaps the most famous fight series in history. It completely...
Good News in History, June 19
113 years ago today, the German transportation company DELAG launched the inaugural service aboard the airship, Deutschland. It was the first time a zeppelin-style airship...
Good News in History, June 15
723 years ago today, the city of Bilbao was founded in northern Spain's Basque Country. It was established by the local lord Diego López...
Good News in History, June 11
30 years ago today, Jurassic Park was released nationwide, featuring never-before-seen use of animatronics and computer-generated images to create lifelike dinosaurs that captivated a...
Good News in History, June 9
50 years ago today, Secretariat and his rider Ron Turcotte won the Triple Crown, the first in 25 years after finishing first at the...
Good News in History, June 6
Happy 67th birthday to tennis star and heartthrob Björn Rune Borg, winner of 11 Grand Slam singles titles consisting of 6 French Opens and...
Good News in History, May 18
On this day 975 years ago, the astronomy and mathematician of the Seljuk Dynasty of Persia, Omar Khayyam, was born. Most famous for calculating...
Good News in History, May 13
65 years ago today, Ben Carlin became the world's first, and still only man, to circumnavigate the Earth in an amphibious vehicle. He traveled...
New England Patriots Owner Wants to Sign Newly Retired Tom Brady to a Contract
23 years ago, Thomas Patrick Edward Brady Jr. was signed as a 6th-round draft pick. As of his current official retirement announcement on the...
Good News in History, December 20
20 years ago today, Gangs of New York premiered in theaters. Martin Scorsese's colorful and gritty depiction of gangland violence among the poor immigrant residents of...
Blind Dog Saved from Puppy Farm and Euthanasia Blossoming in New Home
A woman who needed help fostering a blind dog named Beau ended up finding both it, and a forever home for him after the...
US Seeking to Protect Largest Underwater Canyon Off New York City For New Marine Sanctuary
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking public comment on potentially designating a new national marine sanctuary in Hudson Canyon off the...
A Stranger’s Kindness Helped Boy Escape the Nazis Who Would Go On to Win Nobel Prize–And He Never Knew it
What would you do if in the middle of the night, a stranger asked you to legally declare your financial support for an immigrant...
‘Once-in-a generation’ Fossil Discovery Reveals New Species in 16-Million-Year-old Amber
They've famously survived the vacuum of space, and even returned to life after being frozen for decades in Antarctic moss. But as hard as...
Jersey Mike’s Donated 100% of Sales From 1,900 Stores in Their Biggest ‘Day of Giving’ in 11 Years
With a company goal of raising $8 million, Jersey Mike’s Subs blew past that mark during their Annual Month of Giving to raise an...
A Pandemic of Good News: The Top 50 Positive Stories of 2020
It's truly been a year like no other, yet people around the world have done so much good in 2020.
Scientists have not just been...