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Good News in History, November 27
On the day in 1960 and 1961, NHL legend Gordie Howe set two monumental milestones, becoming the first player to score 1,000 points, and...
Texas Mother–Daughter Duo Given Prestigious Award from 3 Past Presidents for Easing Others’ Pain From Rare Disease
A Texas mother-daughter duo was honored by three former presidents this month, becoming 2023 Points of Light Award honorees for their fierce dedication and...
Good News in History, November 4
286 years ago today, the Teatro di San Carlo was inaugurated in the city of Naples with the opera Achille in Sciro. It is the oldest...
New National Monument Spans 1 Million Sacred Acres Linking Indian Reservations to the Grand Canyon
1 million acres of public land to the north, south, and northeast, of Grand Canyon National Park have officially been turned into a national...
Livin’ Good Currency Ep. 24: Rachel Gerrol on Forming a Next-Generation Justice League of Young Future Philanthropists
The Lesson: Philanthropy comes in many forms, and from many faces. Whether it's the lifestyle we try to live, the purchasing decisions we make, the...
50-Year White House Groundskeeper is Surprised With Elm Tree Planted To Honor Him For 200 Years–Watch
Presidents come and go from these grounds outside the White House, but the beloved members of their staff—like Dale Haney—stay behind to serve the...
Houston Has Housed 25,000 Homeless People With Apartments of Their Own
Houston, the fourth-most populated city in the country, has reduced its rate of homelessness over the last decade by 63%, far and away the...
Giving Cash and Therapy to Men Engaged in Crime—and 10 Years Later, a Surprise Success
What if I told you that investing roughly $500 for therapy, plus providing a little cash, helped some of the most troubled young men...
Walking Storyteller Continues Historic 24,000-Mile Trek Retracing Passage of Human Ancestors Out of Africa
The Out of Eden Walk, a National Geographic-sponsored retracing of our ancestor's slow-motion exodus from Africa, through time and countless footsteps, is finally resuming...
First-of-its-Kind Commencement Inside Prison Celebrates 25 Inmates That Earned Bachelor’s Degrees Behind Bars
On a prison yard 70 miles away from Cal State LA’s campus, the university celebrated its newest graduates.
25 incarcerated men received bachelor’s degrees during...
Biden Restores National Monuments Shrunk Under Trump
Established during Obama and Clinton, shrunk in some places and expanded in others by Trump and by Congress, and now restored to their original...
Judge Throws Out Trump-era Rule That Allowed Filling Streams, Marshes, and Wetlands for Development
In the face of a legal challenge mounted by six Native American Tribes, a district court judge in Arizona has thrown out a Trump-era...
Iconic Moments of This Century Get Reimagined as ‘Ancient’ Cave Art – LOOK
Major moments from modern history have been reimagined as ‘ancient’ cave art.
2,000 UK adults had their say on what moments from the worlds of...
First African American to Win National Spelling Bee Takes Trophy After Just 2 Years’ Practice
E-X-T-R-A-O-R-D-I-N-A-R-Y spells extraordinary, and when you look it up in the dictionary don’t be surprised if you see a picture of Zaila Avant-garde next...
Fun Facts and Strange Customs to Celebrate the Vernal Equinox
As the vernal equinox heralds the first day of spring, all across the world, unique phenomena can be seen on this day alone.
For thousands...
Honoring The Black Astrophysicist at NASA Whose Innovative Space Telescope is Still on the Moon (1939-2020)
George Robert Carruthers did big things with his life: One of the first Black astrophysicists at NASA, he's known for pioneering the first ultraviolet...
Joan Baez Turns 80 And Shows Off Her Masterful Paintings in Second Solo Art Exhibit
Singer-songwriter activist Joan Baez turns 80 years-old today—and you can join her for a live streaming event tonight that celebrates a new phase in...
NJ Congressman Andy Kim Began Cleaning Up Litter Inside the Capitol at 1:00 in the Morning: ‘I‘m honored…’
It was late. It had been a long day, filled with surreal events.
In the wake of an ill-contained siege that left the U.S. Capitol...
Relive the Moment The World Came Together 10 Years Ago in Historic Rescue of Trapped Chilean Miners After 69 Days
This is the GNN story that ran 10 years ago today, when the world was glued to their televisions to witness a historic rescue...
This Man Learned Robotics on YouTube, Now He’s Creating Affordable 3D Prosthetics For Others—WATCH
As a kid, Easton LaChappelle was always fascinated by robotics and how things worked, leading him to take his passion and learn more about prosthetics engineering.
That’s...