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Good News in History, August 21
85 years ago today, civil rights protestors quietly entered the library in Alexandria, VA to stage a sit-in. One young black man, well-dressed and...
Good News in History, August 19
This daily column features all the good news, anniversaries and birthdays from this day in history—August 19.
Good News in History, August 17
45 years ago today, Monty Python's Life of Brian was released in theaters. Featuring troupe leader Graham Chapman as Brian Cohen, born in the stable adjacent...
The World’s Largest 3D Printer Is Building Cozy Homes from Wood
At the University of Maine, one of the world's largest 3D printers is using sawdust from the state's lumber industry to 3D-print cozy 600-square-foot...
Good News in History, August 15
Today is Ferragosto, one of the most important public holidays on the Italian calendar. It is a unique institution, in which working people, typically...
Good News in History, August 14
87 years ago today, the National Scenic Trail known as the Appalachian Trail was completed by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Claimed to be the...
Lost Altar Discovered on the Site Where Jesus was Crucified: It’s ‘Sensational’ and was Sitting in Plain Sight
Inside one of the most extensively researched historic sites—the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, where Jesus was crucified and buried—researchers have discovered...
Good News in History, August 8
40 years ago today, Nawal El Moutawakel, the Amazigh-Moroccan athlete, became the first Moroccan, and the first woman from a Muslim nation to win...
Good News in History, July 29
On this day last year, scientists discovered that a pair of ancient roundworms frozen in Siberian permafrost over 46,000 years ago, were thawed out...
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 24
6 years ago today, the 10 millionth MINI automobile was sold; in the year of its 60th anniversary no less. To celebrate the milestone,...
Woman Who Fell 60-feet Down a Mountain Was Saved by What3words Location App
A hiker says he was able to help save his aunt's life because he had the what3words app on his phone.
Ed Farnworth was hiking...
Good News in History, July 20
60 years ago today, the famous frontman Chris Cornell was born in Seattle, Washington. Fronting Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, and Audioslave, Cornell sold...
Good News in History, July 17
69 years ago today, Disneyland was dedicated and opened in Anaheim, California. It is the most visited theme park in world history with 757...
Good News in History, July 15
And, 69 years ago today, 18 Nobel laureate scientists signed the Mainau Declaration publicly decrying nuclear weapons. Within one year, 34 others—mostly chemists and...
Eating Baby Carrots 3 Times a Week May Provide Significant Health Benefits
A new study found that eating a snack of baby carrots just three times a week significantly increased skin carotenoids in young adults. Levels...
47-Year-old Finally Pursues Lifelong Passion for Architecture in Adult Degree Program – to Graduate Next Year
Unfulfilled by his successful career in business, a 47-year-old Nashville man seized an opportunity to finally pursue a lifelong passion, after passing it up...
Over 100 Dolphins Saved from Historic Mass Stranding in Cape Cod
125 dolphins became stranded in shallow mud flats off Cape Cod, Massachusetts in what one rescue organization calls its largest single mass stranding event...
Good News in History, July 3
36 years ago today, the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, also known as the Second Bosphorus Bridge was completed over the famous stretch of water...
New Safer RNA Insecticide Can Target Only the Devastating Potato Beetles and No Other Bugs
A genetically specific pesticide has shown to be lethal to the destructive Colorado potato beetle while leaving all other tested species, even the beetle's...