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Good News in History, November 18
Happy 48th birthday to David "Big Papi" Ortiz. The Dominican-American slugger spent nearly his whole career at the Boston Red Sox where he played...
Good News in History, November 15
6 years ago, Pakistani archeologists revealed to the world the finished excavations of the Bhamala Stupa, one of the oldest in the world, and...
Good News in History, November 10
100 years ago today, one of the most famous dogs in the world, Hachikō the Akita, was born in Ōdate. He is beloved, revered,...
Good News in History, November 8
732 years ago today, the Republic of Venice passed a law confining the city's growing glassmaking industry to the island of Murano, giving birth...
Good News in History, November 6
806 years ago today, the Charter of the Forest was signed in England by King Henry III. This law document is sometimes described as...
Good News in History, November 5
67 years ago today, The Nat King Cole Show debuted on NBC. It was the first variety program ever hosted by an African American....
Good News in History, November 1
67 years ago today, the Indian government passed the States Reorganization Act, something the British really should have done themselves, which redivided large swaths...
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...
Good News in History, October 27
61 years ago today, one man in the right place, at the right time, did the right thing, saving the world from probably nuclear...
Good News in History, October 23
60 years ago today, Bob Dylan recorded The Times They Are A-Changin' at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City. Inspired by Irish and...
Your New Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to...
Good News in History, October 20
50 years ago, the Sydney Opera House was officially opened by then-monarch Elizabeth II. Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, it is widely regarded...
Good News in History, October 19
3 years ago today, the high-profile sale of a Ming Dynasty artwork brought the world not only into contact with the most remarkable painting...
Good News in History, October 18
893 years ago today, Zhu Xi, a revolutionary Confucian scholar of the Song Dynasty, was born. His shifting of the emphasis from the I Ching to...
Rare Annular Solar Eclipse Transfixes Crowds Across the Americas – LOOK
(Reuters) - Thousands of people across the Americas gazed at the heavens on Saturday to witness a rare phenomenon known as an annular solar...
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, October 10
60 years ago today, the second, and often considered best film starring James Bond, was released as From Russia With Love. In the film, Bond,...
Good News in History, October 8
On this day in 1945, the microwave oven was patented by Percy Spencer. The self-taught engineer from Howland, Maine, employed by Raytheon at the...
Good News in History, October 6
112 years ago today, Beatrix de Rijk became the first female licensed Dutch aircraft pilot. This pioneering aviator was born in Surabaya, modern-day Indonesia...
Good News in History, October 4
108 years ago today, Dinosaur National Monument was established in Colorado and Utah. Dictated into existence by the executive power of the Antiquities Act,...