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Good News in History, November 1
68 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
101 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 25
23 years ago today, Microsoft released Windows XP, one of the most widely-used operating systems in the history of personal computing. Released to critical...
Amazing Kid Wows the Internet with His Incredibly Accurate Bird Calls (Watch)
Typically, when savants' incredible natural talents are reported on in the news media, the stories feature musical instrument mastery or mathematical aptitude, but this...
Decorative Throne Room Unearthed May Have Belonged to an Ancient Peruvian Queen
Excavations on a pre-Inca site in northern Peru revealed the presence of a throne room where court was held by a woman.
Unfairly obscured by...
Good News in History September 15
Many happy returns to a brilliant Brit, Tom Hardy, who turns 47 years old today. The London actor got his start in Ridley Scott's Black...
Good News in History September 12
266 years ago today, French astronomer Charles Messier mistakenly identifies the Crab Nebula with his 100 mm refracting telescope from a room in the...
Lost Rembrandt Found Tucked Away in Attic in Maine Sells for $1.4 Million During Bidding War
"Tucked away" in a home attic in Maine alongside a “collection of heirlooms and antiques” art appraisers found a lost Rembrandt portrait.
Depicting a teenage...
Good News in History, September 11
On this day across history, imperial aggression was resisted or rolled back by indigenous peoples in both the Battle of the Teutoberg Forest (9)...
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...
Art Historian Discovers Long-Lost Portrait of Henry VIII in Background of Social Media Post
Social media allows for the darndest things: like this story from the UK where an art consultant and historian saw a post on X...
World’s Oldest Narrative Cave Painting Is at Least 51,200 Years Old, Scientists Say
In 2021, GNN reported that a painting of a Sulawesi warty pig on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia had become the oldest cave...
Good News in History, June 9
Happy 63rd Birthday to Michael J. Fox, the Canadian actor who became famous for his appearances in Back to the Future, and for his...
US Returns 600 Stolen Ancient Artifacts Worth $80 Million to Italy ‘Where it belongs’
US law enforcement and consular officials recently unveiled a massive trove of stolen art and antiquities worth around €80 million set to be repatriated...
Good News in History, May 28
92 years ago today, one of Europe's greatest landscape engineering projects, the Afsuiltdijk, was completed in the Netherlands, proving that newly-mechanized Man could tame...
Expert Believes He Has Solved Archaeological Mystery Surrounding Ancient Assyrian Symbols
An Assyriologist from Ireland believes he has discovered the meaning behind a series of symbols always presented together on the walls of the ancient...
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 10
200 years ago today, the National Gallery opened its doors to the public in Trafalgar Square, Westminster. It houses a collection of over 2,300...
Thousands Volunteer to Help Jane Austen Museum Solve Mystery of ‘Spidery’ Script in Brother’s Biography
An interesting event happened in the domain of classic English literature recently when a 78-page memoir of Jane Austen's brother came into the hands...
Masterpieces Saved from Notre Dame Fire Now Restored and Back on View: It’s ‘Miraculous’
A collection of great historical artworks, saved from the fires of Notre-Dame, are set to be exhibited as they haven't been for over 160...