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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...
Good News in History, June 2
80 years ago today, composer Marvin Hamlisch, one of only two people to have ever won the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards, along...
Good News in History, May 18
On this day 976 years ago, the astronomy and mathematician of the Seljuk Dynasty of Persia, Omar Khayyam, was born. Most famous for calculating...
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...
Good News in History, May 5
121 years ago today, one of the most influential chefs in American history, James Beard, was born in Portland. His towering success led to...
Good News in History, May 2
60 years ago today, Shishapangma was summited for the first time as the last of Mother Earth's 14 peaks above 8,000 meters to be...
Good News in History, April 24
Happy 90th Birthday to Shirley MacLaine, the esteemed dancer, actress, writer, and spiritual seeker. A 6-time Academy Award nominee, MacLaine received a nomination for...
Good News in History, February 24
188 years ago today, one of the foremost painters of 19th-century America, Winslow Homer, was born. Born in Boston to a father always seeking...
Good News in History, January 18
80 years ago today, the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City hosted its first-ever jazz concert. A star-studded lineup of performers was acquired...
Good News in History, December 28
50 years ago today, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn published The Gulag Archipelago, a literary investigation of the prison-labor camp system in the Soviet Union between 1918...
Good News in History, December 10
199 years ago today, the Reverend Minister George MacDonald was born in Aberdeenshire. A pious and valued member of his community, MacDonald achieved a...
National Geographic Unveils Top ‘Pictures of the Year’ Captured From Nat Geo Photographers in 2023
Each year, National Geographic photographers canvass the globe to uncover stories that offer a new understanding of our world; and every day, Nat Geo’s...
New Colored Films Can Significantly Cool Cars And Buildings–Inspired by the Surface of Butterflies
New nanofilms could significantly reduce the energy needed for cooling buildings or vehicles.
Just like white clothing feels cooler than other colors due to reflecting...
105-Year-old WWII Veteran With No Surviving Relatives Receives 3,000 Birthday Cards
A World War II veteran with no surviving relatives celebrated his 105th birthday with more than 3,000 cards from kind-hearted strangers.
Ernest Horsfall, who has...
Texas Lists Two Critical Pollinator Flowers as Endangered Species, Practically Guaranteeing Milkweed Recovery
The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has taken steps to practically guarantee the survival of a beautiful pink wildflower in Texas just a...
Your Inspired Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...
Queen Victoria’s Personal Letter Box Dating Back 140 Years is Unearthed–With a Christmas Card Inside
Queen Victoria’s miniature mailbox which she used to send letters and cards during her reign 140 years ago has been unearthed.
The 30 inch tall...
Efforts to Save Endangered Blue Butterfly Quadruples its Population–but Also Saves a Lupine from Extinction
In the Willamette Valley of Oregon, the long study of a butterfly once thought extinct has led to a chain reaction of conservation in...
70 Vultures Released Into Bulgaria to Start Wild Population After Dying Out 60 Years Ago
Two female Cinereous Vultures flew into the wild skies of Bulgaria—the culmination of a 7-year project that successfully completed its mission on September 3rd,...
Elderly Couple Among Last to Receive Signed Letter From The Queen–Delivered the Day She Died
An elderly couple were among the final people to ever receive signed correspondence from the Queen after opening a card from her on the...