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Good News in History, November 17
151 years ago today, the Rival cities of Buda and Pest put their differences aside and their names together to form Budapest—the capital of...
Rare Pink Pigeon Hand-Raised at UK Zoo for First time – a Milestone After Species Dropped to Just 10 Birds in the Wild
A rare pink pigeon has been hand-reared at a UK zoo for the first time, using an innovative method for feeding baby birds.
Found in...
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 9
48 years ago today, Gary Kasparov won his first Chess World Championship after overcoming his opponent Anatoly Karpov whom he faced inconclusively the year...
14 Luxury Hotels Are Donating Outdated Furniture to Low-Income Families in Need
Going on 10 years, the municipal government of Seoul has been collecting used furniture from luxury hotels and donating it to low-income earners and...
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...
The Azores Protects Whales and Corals with Marine Preserve as Big as Virginia and Georgia Combined
A massive new marine protected area (MPA) has been established in the eastern Atlantic off the coast of the Azores.
Covering 287,000 square kilometers of...
Good News in History, November 3
119 years ago today, the prolific African-American painter Lois Mailou Jones was born. With her best works exhibited in a half-dozen fine arts museums...
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...
Newly-Found Metropolis with Pyramids Shows We’re Not Even Close to Discovering Every Mayan City
A major Mayan urban center has been found in a recent lidar survey on the Yucatan Peninsula that includes pyramids and ball courts.
The archaeologists...
Scientists Perfecting New Way to Turn Desert Air into Water at Much Higher Yields
With government funding, a team of engineers at Univ. of Las Vegas are poised to revolutionize how water is supplied in desert climes.
Their new...
Luke Combs, James Taylor Headline Star-Studded Concert for Carolina–Raises $24 Million for Hurricane Relief
Some of the biggest stars in country music teamed up on a Saturday night to see how much money they could raise for hurricane...
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...
Hoard of 1,000-yo Coins Unearthed in Farmer’s Field Nets Millions for Metal Detecting Friends–and Treasure for UK
The largest coin hoard ever found from the period of turmoil immediately following the Norman Conquest has been bought by the British government on...
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...
Good News in History, October 24
20 years ago today, Arsenal Football Club set an unbeaten record winning 49 matches in a row, the most ever in the English Premier...
Good News in History, October 23
Happy 70th Birthday to Ang Lee, the filmmaker who was a stay-at-home dad before gaining fame for directing the Oscar-winning films Brokeback Mountain and...
Good News in History, October 22
49 years ago today, Venera 9, the Soviet Union orbiter-lander spacecraft, became the first mission to enter orbit around Venus, and to return images...
Egypt Has Finally Been Declared Malaria-Free After 4,000 Years of Infections—Even the Pharaohs
Egypt, one of the world's 15 most populous nations, has been certified malaria-free after a 'pharaonic' effort that began 100 years ago.
Killing nearly 600,000...