Positive News: This Week In History
The Longest Recorded Rainbow, Peking Man Skull Discovered And More Good News in History For The Week November 28 to December 4
November 28
Lady Astor is first lady to the in the House of Commons
Lady Astor became the first woman to sit in the House of Commons in the UK. After her husband, Waldorf Astor relinquished his seat in parliament, Lady Astor, whose name was Nancy succeeded him. After a strong campaign, she was elected to the seat of Plymouth with a majority on November 28, 1919. She served in the seat until 1945 when she retired.
Lady Astor was born Nancy Witcher Langhorne, and was the eighth of eleven children. Despite being the first woman to elected to the British parliament,...
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Baking for Julia: Why I celebrate American Sweetheart Julia Roberts’ birthday every year
I believe it was genuinely love at first sight when it came to Julia Roberts. I was born with a neurological condition called Hydrocephalus. Perhaps my neurodivergence provides some insight into why I’ve often developed weird and wonderful “special interests” over the years. But for as long as I...
Meet the amazing robot cats you can check out from this library
If you thought that books were the only item you could check out of a library, then you're in for a surprise. One particular library has decided to push the creative bar and are now allowing patrons to check out robot cats.
The robot cats are just like real...
Archaeologists uncover 2,000-year-old ancient Roman makeup similar to today’s in Turkey
A team of archaeologists in Turkey have found a haul of Roman makeup, dating back to over 2,000 years ago. The makeup includes blush and eyeshadow, with 10 hues of pigments in reds and pinks.
“One of the most surprising findings was that we came across were makeup pigments...
New bionic hand allows amputees to accurately control each finger
In a world first, surgeons and engineers have developed a new bionic hand that allows amputees to effortlessly control each finger as though it was their own body.
The first recipient of this technology is 52-year-old Tonney from Sweden who lost his arm from above the Elbow in a...
Ecuador votes against oil drilling in the Amazon
In a historic decision Ecuador has voted against drilling in a protected area in the Amazon rainforest.
On Sunday 20 August 2023 Ecuadorians made the decision to vote against drilling in Yasuni National Park, a region of the Amazon that is protected.
The area is extremely unique, and is...
Kindhearted students raising money so their teacher’s wife can have heart surgery
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A group of kindhearted students from the United States have shown amazing generosity towards their teacher by raising money for his sick wife.
The students of Arcadia High School in Phoenix, Arizona have raised nearly $10,000 to help Mr Guy, their government and economics teacher, pay for his wife's...
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