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Good News in History, March 24
25 years ago today, The Matrix premiered in the U.S. It was a massive success at the box office, grossing over $460 million on a...
Good News in History, March 23
249 years ago today, American Founding Father Patrick Henry spoke to Virginia legislators, where he famously proposed that their colony should join the revolution...
Man Discovers Attic Filled with Looted Art from Battle of Okinawa–Works with FBI to Repatriate it All to Preserve History
Last year, a Massachusetts resident and his family were going through the personal effects of a deceased grandfather and happened to come across a...
Good News in History, March 19
92 years ago today, the Sydney Harbour Bridge opened in Australia. Spanning Sydney Harbor from the central business district (CBD) to the North Shore,...
Good News in History, March 17
124 years ago today, Isadora Duncan, the first modern dancer, made her debut as a solo interpretive dancer in London to crowds who marveled...
NASA to Send ‘Message in a Bottle’ Into Space Designed to Communicate With Extraterrestrials
In 1977 it was a golden record, now scientists are sending a "message in a bottle" into space to communicate with aliens.
NASA's Europa Clipper...
Vet Student Takes Neglected Golden Retriever on Weight Loss Journey, Thousands Flock to Insta to Watch
Despite the challenge and schedules of veterinary school, a 24-year-old woman in California is fostering a very overweight dog to the tears and delight...
Good News in History, March 11
173 years ago today, Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto premiered in Venice. This cornerstone of opera seasons present and past tells the story of a court jester who...
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...
Gray Whale, Extinct for Centuries in Atlantic, Is Spotted in Cape Cod
In an incredibly rare event, the New England Aquarium aerial survey team sighted a gray whale off the New England coast last week, a...
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...
Onlookers ‘in Awe’ After Orca Pod Leaps Out of Water Just Meters From the Beach – WATCH
Beach goers near Seattle experienced an incredible sighting last week when a pod of orcas began leaping out of the water just meters from...
Good News in History, March 2
125 years ago today, President William McKinley signed into law a bill creating Mount Rainier National Park, the fifth in the nation, in order...
China is Once Again Sending Pandas to the US—Delighting the San Diego and DC Zoos
'Panda Diplomacy' is back in action in San Diego as Chinese conservationists and the California zoo signed an agreement that could see giant pandas...
Good News in History, February 25
75 years ago today, the great Lebanese/French scholar and writer Amin Maalouf was born. His bibliography has been translated into over 40 languages worldwide...
Indian IT Worker Designs New Eco-Friendly Sewage Treatment Method with the Sacred Cow as His Inspiration
An Indian entrepreneur has developed a zero-energy, zero-chemical system of wastewater treatment, and true to the traditions of the sub-continent, he used nature as...
Good News in History, February 22
195 years ago today, Spain sold Florida to the United States as part of the Adams-Onis Treaty. It settled a standing border dispute between...
Good News in History, February 21
196 years ago today, the first issue of the Cherokee Phoenix was published using the Cherokee syllabary invented by Sequoyah. Sequoyah, also known as...
When a Preschool Was Opened Inside a Dementia Care Home, All Heaven Broke Loose
They say it takes a village to raise a child. Centered on that concept of communal flourishing, a dementia care village in England has...
Good News in History, February 20
208 years ago today, The Barber of Seville, one of Italian opera's greatest classics, debuted at the Teatro Argento in Rome. It tells the story of...