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Good News in History, March 25
65 years ago today, Elvis Presley performed live at Pearl Harbor’s Bloch Arena in a benefit for the USS Arizona Memorial. The concert was...
Good News in History, March 18
100 years ago today, the classic silent film The Thief of Baghdad, written by and starring Douglas Fairbanks, debuted in cinemas. Freely adapted from...
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...
Good News in History, March 16
184 years ago today, Shibusawa Eiichi was born in Japan. Known as "The Father of Japanese Capitalism" this economist and industrialist introduced Western free...
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...
Your Horoscope for the Week – ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
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, March 8
45 years ago today, the Philips electronics company demonstrated the first CD, unveiling the single-sided compact disc that was impervious to scratches, dust, and...
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, March 5
50 years ago today, a very special performance was held at Berkeley University to witness the singing of the Hymn to Nikkal. It had...
Good News in History, March 3
7 years ago today, Nintendo released the Switch gaming console. While video games may not be everyone's cup of tea, it was an inspiring...
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...
Good News in History, February 28
2,226 years ago today, the Gaozu Emperor (given name Liu Bang) claimed the Mandate of Heaven and established the Han Dynasty—one of the three...
Big Tech Companies Sign Pact to Fight AI-Generated Election Misinformation in Unprecedented Year
Throughout its 16-year history, the Munich Security Conference typically features a lot of companies trying to win defense contracts, and a summary dismissal of...
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...
Good News in History, February 19
Happy 38th Birthday to perhaps the greatest competitive female soccer player in history—the Brazilian colloquially called "Marta". Marta Viera da Silva holds the record for...
Good News in History, February 17
161 years ago today, the businessman and activist Henry Dunant, a Swiss public health society commissioner Théodore Maunoir, lawyer and civic leader Gustave Moynier, field...
Good News in History, February 16
19 years ago today, the Kyoto Protocol went into effect after ratification by Russia. It commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based...
America Has a Higher Percentage of Bilingual Citizens Than the French, Italians, or British
Proprietary survey and research data from a DC think tank have demonstrated that a greater percentage of Americans are bilingual than the French, Italians,...
Good News in History, February 12
100 years ago today, George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, a mix of classical music with modern effects written for piano and jazz band, premiered...
Good News in History, February 6
32 years ago today, the Sámi People of Arctic Scandinavia/Russia established a day celebrating their existence. With a special delegation at the EU, the...