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Boy’s Kool-Aid Stand Raises $5,000 to Pay for Grandmother’s Funeral
With the help of the community and a Kool-Aid stand, an 8-year-old boy has reached his goal of $5,000 to help pay for his...
Eco-friendly Green Funerals Catching On in the U.S.
In an ecologically approved "green burial," loved ones are laid to rest without caskets on plots surrounded by trees in places like the Prairie...
200 Strangers Attend British Marine’s Funeral After Facebook Plea
Hundreds came to the funeral of a Royal Marine who had no friends and no family after a clergyman posted a notice on Facebook...
Church Leaders Forgive, Offer Funeral Services for Homeless Man Who Killed Priest
The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland is offering forgiveness and a funeral service for a homeless man who killed himself after fatally shooting a priest...
‘Dead’ Man Wakes at Funeral
The funeral of a 28-year-old waiter in southern Egypt turned into a celebration when he woke up after being declared dead.
Hospital officials had pronounced...
Affection Forged on 9/11 Leads to “Fireman’s Funeral” for Indigent Angel
A group of New York firefighters have always credited Josephine Harris with saving their lives during the World Trade Center collapse. Nine years later...
Veterans Form Human Shield to Protect Soldier Funerals From Protesters (Video)
The U.S. Supreme Court this week ruled in favor of the rights of Westboro Baptist Church members to protest at soldiers' funerals, reaffirming the...
Pilot Refuses to Depart Until Funeral-bound Man Delayed by Security Can Board
A man stuck in airport security gridlock was finally able to say farewell to his murdered grandson after a Southwest Airline pilot refused to...
Good News in History, November 21
This daily column features all the good news, anniversaries and birthdays from this day in history—November 21.
Good News in History, November 14
86 years ago today, the Lion's Gate Bridge opened in Vancouver. Crossing the Burrard Inlet, the total length of the bridge including the north...
Good News in History, November 13
97 years ago today, the Holland Tunnel opened connecting New York and New Jersey under the Hudson River. Consisting of two tubes and made...
Good News in History, November 11
203 years ago today, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky was born in Moscow. Numerous literary critics consider him the greatest novelist in all world history. Most...
Good News in History, November 10
101 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, October 5
Happy 66th Birthday to popular science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson. Born in the Big Apple without a star in the sky to look up...
Good News in History September 19
1,938 years ago today Antoninus Pious, the fourth of the Five Good Emperors of Rome, was born. Keeping in mind that 'good' in this...
Good News in History, September 9
On this day in history, two masters of early ocean exploration returned to their prospective homes—Vasco da Gama 525 years ago to Lisbon, and...
Good News in History, September 6
29 years ago today, Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig’s baseball record when he played in his 2,131st consecutive game. Once considered a near-impossible...
Virginia Pals Save Flowers From the Landfill, Redeploying Them to Bring Joy
A pair of Virginians who found themselves habitually dismayed by the amount of floral waste they saw over a series of weddings and funerals...
Good News in History, August 19
This daily column features all the good news, anniversaries and birthdays from this day in history—August 19.
Good News in History, August 5
79 years ago today, Plaid Cymru or the Party of Wales, was founded with the aim of supporting Welsh culture in government as the progress...