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Good News in History, August 27
Happy 85th Birthday to Osage-American travel writer William Least Heat-Moon. His debut novel, Blue Highways, (1982) is a chronicle of a three-month-long road trip...
Postcard Finally Arrives in Swansea 121 Years After it Was First Sent–Quest to Find Descendants Begins
This postcard was slipped into a mailbox, or perhaps was supposed to be, over 100 years ago, but has only just arrived.
Dated to 1903,...
Surprising Sophistication of the Viking Legal Code Newly Discovered in Carved Runes
A recent reinterpretation of the oldest extant Viking legal text in Scandinavia has shed light on the surprising societal sophistication of these raiders and...
Good News in History, August 23
Happy 73rd Birthday to DC's own Lisa Halaby, famously known to the world as Queen Noor of Jordan. The second-generation Washingtonian married King Hussein...
Good News in History, August 22
370 years ago today, Jacob Barsimson stepped off the boat on North American soil at "New Amsterdam" (Manhattan, New York City) on a mission...
Good News in History, August 20
Happy 89th birthday to the former Congressman from Texas, Dr. Ron Paul. Before serving three terms as representative of the 22nd and 14th Congressional...
FDA Approves Drug That Targets Brain Cancer Gene Mutation That Could Delay Need for Radiation and Chemotherapy
A new drug for a type of brain cancer, called IDH-mutant low-grade glioma, was approved this month by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration—a...
Good News in History, August 12
174 years ago today, Issac Singer received his patent for the improved sewing machine, paving the way for his eventual invention to spread across...
D-Day Hero Gets Over 200 Cards to Celebrate His 100th Birthday
A D-day veteran who defended landing troops from Nazi fighter planes has received more than 200 cards from well-wishers for his 100th birthday.
John Dennett,...
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...
Visitors of Scotland Can Play ‘Real’ Tennis’ on the World’s Oldest Court Dating Back 500 Years
Twenty miles from the birthplace of golf sits a different kind of sporting pilgrimage site—the oldest tennis court in the world.
But this is no...
Spectacular Endangered ‘Corpse Flower’ Blooms in Scotland With Rotting Scent That Leaves Some ‘Feeling Faint’
Known as the ‘world's stinkiest flower,’ a rare plant that emits a terrible smell has successfully sprouted a magnificent six-foot blossom at a botanical...
Good News in History, August 3
221 years ago today, Sir Joseph Paxton was born. A legend in the annals of British society, he achieved his fame with two completely...
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...
Good News in History, July 31
86 years ago today, a pair of remarkable treasures were uncovered in the palace called Apadana, in the ruins of the Persian capital of...
Indebted Indian Laborer Finds Life-Changing $100,000 Diamond
In central India, a hardworking family man who found himself atop a mountain of debt also managed to find himself a 19.22-carat diamond worth...
Good News in History, July 30
On this day 94 years ago, at the conclusion of the inaugural FIFA World Cup, La Celeste, or Uruguay, won the trophy. Rarely considered as favorites...
Good News in History, July 28
30 years ago today, Texas Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers pitched the MLB's 14th Perfect Game which also registered as the first and only one...
Good News in History, July 26
6 years ago today, Civil Rights leader and Congressman John Lewis' body was carried across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma with a military...
Good News in History, July 25
149 years ago today, the British hunter, naturalist, and author, Jim Corbett was born. He was often hired by various Indian legislatures to hunt...