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New Ben Franklin Letters Discovered in London
A professor with his nose deep in a library archive in London has stumbled upon 47 previously unknown letters from, to and about Benjamin...
Great-Grandma Writes 2139 Letters To Troops
A 92-year-old great-grandma has written more than two thousand letters to troops over the past two years. Each letter is four pages long...
New Yorkers Answer Letters to Santa
The United States Postal Service has kicked off its annual "Letters to Santa", inviting people to respond to a child's letter to Santa...
No Acceptance Letters from Colleges? Don’t Panic
While some students are rejected from colleges everywhere, the more common scenario is for a student to be sitting on multiple wait-lists but to...
Letters to Santa Flood Alaskan Town
120,000 letters arrive yearly from dozens of countries having made their way to the small town of North Pole, Alaska. "They usually get a...
Good News in History, November 21
This daily column features all the good news, anniversaries and birthdays from this day in history—November 21.
Son Surprises Dad with Dream Car He Gave up for Diaper Money 41 Years Ago
From Texas comes the beautiful story of love and appreciation between a father and son, and of a man who gave up his dream...
Caterpillar Fungus Used in Chinese Medicine Slows the Growth of Cancer Cells, Shows New Study
British researchers have discovered one of the secrets behind a traditional Chinese medicine made from an orange caterpillar fungus, and are touting its potential...
Father-Daughter Duo Won the Race to Decode an Extraterrestrial Message–Sent from Mars to Test Humanity
These white dots arranged in five clusters against a black background simulate an extraterrestrial signal transmitted from Mars and deciphered by a father-daughter team...
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, November 8
733 years ago today, the Republic of Venice passed a law confining the city's growing glassmaking industry to the island of Murano, giving birth...
Good News in History, November 4
287 years ago today, the Teatro di San Carlo was inaugurated in the city of Naples with the opera Achille in Sciro. It is the...
Good News in History, November 2
This daily column features all the good news, anniversaries and birthdays from this day in history—November 2.
Good News in History, October 21
41 years ago today, the meter was standardized to its current form, providing grounds for all the subsequent increments such as millimeters, centimeters, and...
Period of Ancient Egypt Illuminated by Intricate Coffins for ‘The Lady of the House’
There's never a dull moment down in the land of the Nile for those with a shovel.
A recent discovery of two exquisitely detailed sarcophagi,...
Long Ago The Earth May Have Had a Ring Like Saturn–As Astroids Defied All Odds Hitting Only Around Equator
Researchers have found evidence suggesting that Earth may have had a ring system that formed 466 million years ago, a discovery that challenges the...
Good News in History, October 1
Happy Birthday to former President Jimmy Carter who turns 100 years old today. The 39th president of the United States from 1977–1981, is one...
How a Chatty Motorist Led to One of the Biggest Finds in Greek Archaeology–the Lost 2,800-year-old Temple of Artemis
From the magazine of the Archaeological Institute of America comes the story of an immense discovery 120 years in the making.
One of ancient Greece's...
Good News in History September 27
Happy 48th Birthday to Il Capitano—Francesco Totti. The most iconic Italian football forward of the 21st century, Totti spent a 25-year professional career in...
Good News in History September 21
43 years ago today, Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first female Supreme Court Justice. She was approved in the Senate 99-0,...