Home Search
Government - search results
If you're not happy with the results, please do another search
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...
New ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Ruling Makes It Easier to End Recurring Subscriptions for American Consumers
The Federal Trade Commission this week announced a final ‘Click-to-Cancel’ rule that will require sellers to make cancelling their enrollment "at least as easy...
At Tampa’s NHL Win the Loudest Cheer Went to Opposing Fans Who Came Down 2 Weeks Early to Help Fix Power Lines
On Tuesday, the NHL season opened with the Tampa Bay Lighting claiming a 4-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks, giving hockey fans in the...
Pilot of Rescue Flight for Pets Impacted by Hurricanes Adopts Kitten, Finding ‘Love at 30,000 Feet’
On October 12th, a Southwest Airlines pilot fell in love with a little kitten named Avery while transporting him and 150 other shelter animals...
Like Indiana Jones, Archaeologists Find a Tomb with a Grail Underneath the Treasury at Petra
Even at the foot of one of the most visited ancient monuments on Earth, there are discoveries waiting to be made.
Doubling as the film...
Good News in History, October 17
21 years ago, the pinnacle was secured in place on the Taipei 101 making it the highest building on Earth, surpassing the Petronas Twins...
Six Rare Turtles Blown Off Course Are Returned to Original Habitat Thanks to Royal Navy
After being blown thousands of miles off course, cold-stunned, and beached, six exhausted sea turtles hitched a ride back to their home in the...
Chinese Couple Created ‘Cancer Kitchen’ in Their Alley to Let Family Members Cook for Loved Ones in Nearby Hospital
In the city of Nanchang, in an alleyway near a cancer hospital, two senior citizens run a "community cancer kitchen" to support those caring...
Good News in History, October 14
157 years ago today, Masaoka Shiki, considered one of Japan's four masters of haiku, was born. He wrote more than 20,000 stanzas of this...
Good News in History, October 12
On this day in 1945, Desmond Doss became the only conscientious objector to win the Medal of Honor after saving an estimated 75 men...
Medieval Organization for UK Army Veterans Welcomes First Female ‘Brother’ in 450-year History
An Elizabethan order that has been a home for senior or infirm army veterans since the 1500s just welcomed its first female ‘Brother.’
450 years...
Good News in History, October 7
On this day, 139 years ago, the Danish physicist Niels Bohr was born. In his long and distinguished career, he made foundational contributions to...
Good News in History, October 6
113 years ago today, Beatrix de Rijk became the first female licensed Dutch aircraft pilot. This pioneering aviator was born in Surabaya, modern-day Indonesia...
Stunning Job Growth Adds 250K as Wages Rise 4% and Violent Crime Continues Dramatic Drop Across US: New Reports
According to new reports from the FBI and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the United States is seeing hugely positive trend lines continue—falling crime...
Good News in History, October 4
200 years ago today, a new federalist constitution was signed inaugurating the First Mexican Republic. A drafting committee consisting of several representative figures led...
India’s Rhino Stronghold Sees 86% Drop in Poaching and Five-Fold Increase in Rhinos
Since 2016, poaching of one-horned rhinoceroses in India's Assam state has fallen 86% after a change in government brought determined action to protect them
By...
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...
Good News in History September 30
161 years ago, George Bizet's famous opera Les Pêcheurs de Perles, The Pearl Fishermen, debuted at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris. Set in ancient...
What Makes the Perfect Forest for the Perfect Autumn?
Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel.
Depending on where you live in the world, you...
Good News in History September 28
37 years ago today, Star Trek: The Next Generation debuted on syndicated TV. Spanning 178 episodes over seven seasons, it starred English actor Patrick Stewart...