Tis the season to be Jolly! Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and Canaries! And More Good News in History For The Week December 25 to...
December 25
It's Christmas Day!
One of the most celebrated days of the year has finally arrived: December 25. Although Christmas is a celebration of the...
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...
Back to the Future is released, sliced bread is invented and more good news in history in the week of July 3 to 9
July 3
Back to the Future is released in 1985
The iconic movie Back to the Future was first released on July 3 1985. The movie,...
Archbishop Joseph Rummel ends segregation in the Catholic school system, Terracotta army is discovered and more good news in history in the week of...
March 27
Archbishop Joseph Rummel ends segregation in the Catholic school system in 1962
Rummel formally announced the end of segregation in the New Orleans parochial...
World Polar Bear Day: 10 facts you didn’t know about polar bears
Today is World Polar Bear Day, a day to celebrate the largest carnivorous mammal. World Polar Bear Day helps to bring awareness to the...
Good News in History 27 February: James Chadwick discovers the neutron in 1932
On 27th February, 1932, the neutron was discovered by James Chadwick, a British physicist. It was a groundbreaking moment in the history of science.
Chadwick...
Metropolitan Museum of Art opens, First Black Senator, and More Good News in History for The Week February 13 to 19
February 20
Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York in 1872
It is hard to imagine a time when the Met did not exist,...
Telephone is Patented, Pluto is Discovered and More Good News in History for The Week February 13 to 19
February 13
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologises to Aboriginal Australians
On February 13 2008, the Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, said sorry...
Six Reasons Dolphins Are Unique Amongst Other Mammals
1. Communication
Dolphins have a complex communication system that includes a variety of vocalizations, body language, and echolocation. They are able to communicate with each...
First Public Toilet Opens, Explorer 1 Launches And More Good News In History For The Week January 30 to February 5th
January 30
First Purpose Built Lifeboat is Launched in 1790
In 1790 the first shore-based lifeboat was launched on the River Tyne in northern England....
First Woman To Become a Doctor And More Good News In History For The Week January 23 to 29
January 23
First Woman To Become a Trained Doctor in 1849
In 1849 Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to receive a degree in medicine....
First Concorde Takes Off, Obama Becomes President And More Good News In History For The Week January 16 to 22
January 16
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf becomes the first female president of an African nation in 2006
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became the president of Liberia in 2006,...
The Beatles Were Rejected For A Record Contract And More Good News in History For The Week January 1 to 7
January 1
Beatles rejected by Decca records on this day in 1962
The Beatles were invited to perform and record a demo at Decca Records...
The Longest Lasting Rainbow, First Human Heart Transplant Performed And More Good News in History For The Week November 28 to December 4
November 28
First Lady To Sit In The House of Commons, UK
Lady Astor became the first woman to sit in the House of Commons in...
Freddie Mercury Born, First Episode Of Star Trek Airs & More Good News in History For The Week September 5 to September 11
September 5
Freddie Mercury Born September 5 1946
Freddie Mercury was born on this day in 1946. The lead singer of British rock band Queen was...
Titanic Discovered On The Ocean Floor, Netflix Founded and More Good News in History For The Week August 29 To September 4
August 29
Copper Coins Are Minted In Japan For The First Time In 708CE
The first documented coinage that was used in Japan were copper coins...
Total Eclipse, T-Rex Skeleton Found & More Good News in History For The Week August 8-14
August 9
Leaning Tower Of Pisa Construction Started 1179
Construction started on the leaning tower of Pisa in 1179, there were many interruptions to its completion...
Oxygen Is Discovered,First Footage of White Giraffes & More Good News in History For The Week August 1-8
August 1
Oxygen Is Discovered in 1775
On August 1 1774 oxygen is discovered by chemist Joseph Priestley. He discovered the gas by heating red...
Insulin is isolated for the first time, NASA is created, & More Good News In History For The Week July 25 – 31
25 July 2018
Liquid lake found on Mars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t3e3wec1as
A liquid lake was found on Mars under its South Pole by European Space Agency's Mars Express...
Nelson Mandela Awarded, First Woman To Pilot A 747, And Central Park Gets The Green Light & More Good News In History For The...
July 18, 1984
Nelson Mandela is awarded the Joliot Curie Gold Medal for Peace
Just over a month after Nelson Mandela was jailed for life he...