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Good News in History, June 21
Happy 80th Birthday to The Kinks co-founder and frontman Ray Davies. Regarded as one of the most influential British songwriters, Davies wrote the 1964...
Good News in History, June 20
29 years years ago today, Greenpeace activists bolstered by international pressure forced Shell Oil of the UK into a dramatic reversal of its decision...
Good News in History, June 18
Happy 82nd Birthday to Paul McCartney. The musician and composer renowned for his groundbreaking work with The Beatles has won 21 Grammy Awards and...
Good News in History, June 16
12 years/61 years ago today, two ladies became the first women to enter space for their respective nations. 60 years ago it was the...
Good News in History, June 11
105 years ago today, Sir Barton became the first racehorse in history to win the Triple Crown. A chestnut colt bred in 1916 on...
Good News in History, June 10
65 years ago today, one of the greatest football managers of modern times, Carlo Ancelotti, was born. With his calm demeanor, raised eyebrow, and...
10 Places Perfect for Remote Workers–And Some Will Pay You Thousands to Move There
2023 saw a record wave of Americans leaving big cities for smaller ones, a trend that grew out of the pandemic when millions of...
Good News in History, June 8
75 years ago today, Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell was published for the first time in the UK. This groundbreaking and best-selling novel has...
Good News in History, May 8
Happy 98th Birthday to Sir David Attenborough, the legendary naturalist, broadcaster and producer who created and wrote the influential documentaries Life on Earth (in...
Retired Teacher ‘Jumps for Joy’ at 80th Birthday in Surprise Reunion With Her Favorite Kindergarten Student
Debra Solomon could think of no other gift that would delight her mother more than to reunite her with her favorite kindergarten pupil, decades...
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, May 1
217 years ago today, the Slave Trade Act of 1807 entered into force in Great Britain, abolishing the British participation in the Transatlantic Slave...
At Just 19, Runner with Down Syndrome Makes History as the Youngest Such Person to Finish the London Marathon
19-year-old Lloyd Martin has become the youngest person ever to finish the London Marathon with Down Syndrome.
Receiving a Guinness World Records plaque at the...
Good News in History, April 23
110 years ago today, the first-ever baseball game was played at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Then known as Weeghman Park, its original occupants were...
Good News in History, April 20
60 years ago today, Andy Serkis, a very special actor, was born. Lord of the Rings fans will tell you that Gollum is of...
Millions of Birds Now Migrating Safely Through Darkened Texas Cities After Successful Lights Out Campaign
Texas is in the middle of the most important migratory pathway for birds moving up and down the Americas—nearly 2 billion birds, or 1...
Good News in History, April 18
80 years ago today, the inaugural hearing of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) also called the World Court, was held at the Peace...
Good News in History, April 13
Today is Vaisakhi, the second most important day of the year on the Punjabi calendar, on which Sikhs from around the world celebrate a...
Good News in History, March 18
100 years ago today, the classic silent film The Thief of Baghdad, written by and starring Douglas Fairbanks, debuted in cinemas. Freely adapted from...