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Good News in History, September 1
Happy Birthday to the comedian and actress Lily Tomlin, who turns 85 years young today. She began as a standup comedian in her hometown...
Good News in History, August 26
233 years ago today, John Fitch was granted a US patent for a boat propelled by steam power which used mechanical paddles to propel...
Good News in History, August 22
370 years ago today, Jacob Barsimson stepped off the boat on North American soil at "New Amsterdam" (Manhattan, New York City) on a mission...
Good News in History, August 10
179 years ago today, one of the absolute most important forerunners of the modern Kazakh nation-state was born. Abai Qunanbaiuly, known around Eurasia simply...
Remains of Ancient Papal Palace Established by Constantine Believed to Have Been Found in Rome
Woe betide anyone who plans road construction in Rome.
In late July, news headlines brought the world up to speed regarding ongoing excavations of the...
Good News in History, July 18
103 years ago today, John Glenn, the American aviator, politician, and astronaut who became the third American in space, was born. The Ohio-born pilot...
Spanish School Keeps Village Traditions Alive With Bell-Tolling Classes – WATCH
There are over 2,000 bell towers across Catalonia alone, and they all need tolling each half-hour; but it's actually so much more than that.
To...
Good News in History, July 6
67 years ago today, Althea Gibson won her first Wimbledon Women's Singles title, becoming the first African American to do so. The 1957 season...
The Vatican Goes Green: Pope Francis Announces New Suburban Solar Plant to Power Vatican City
There's no country anywhere on Earth that's entirely powered by renewable energy every day, but that's soon to change.
In a letter released on June...
Good News in History, July 1
18 years ago today, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway line was opened, connecting the northwestern Chinese city of Xining in Qianghai Province with the capital of...
Good News in History, June 28
Happy 53rd Birthday to entrepreneur Elon Musk. Through his ambition, sleepless work ethic, and engineering brilliance, Musk has undoubtedly transformed the world for the...
Good News in History, June 17
66 years ago today, Things Fall Apart, believed to be the most read, best-selling African novel ever written, was published. Nigerian author Chinua Achebe depicts...
Good News in History, June 16
12 years/61 years ago today, two ladies became the first women to enter space for their respective nations. 60 years ago it was the...
Good News in History, June 14
98 years ago today, sumptuous singer Nat King Cole recorded The Christmas Song, written by Mel Tormé and Bob Wells, for the first time. It is...
Three Valencia Cemeteries to Play Host to Largest Urban Solar Farm in Spain
Another European city has taken up the idea of utilizing the space over its cemeteries for generating solar power, a project it calls Requiem...
Good News in History, June 7
Happy 50th Birthday to Edward "Bear" Grylls OBE. The British adventurer and television presenter became wildly popular across the United States from his program...
Good News in History, May 31
47 years ago today, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline (TAPS) one of the nation's largest, was completed. The 800-mile (1,287 km) long pipeline conveys oil from...
Good News in History, May 11
120 years ago today, Salvador Dali was born. Known for his striking and bizarre images, he is one of, if not the most famous...
Good News in History, May 9
638 years ago today, the Treaty of Windsor, the world's oldest international accord still in force, was signed between Great Britain and Portugal. It...
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘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...