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Tis the season to be Jolly! Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and Canaries! And More Good News in History For The Week December 25 to...

Rose Peters - 25 December 2023

The Longest Recorded Rainbow, Peking Man Skull Discovered And More Good News in History For The Week November 28 to December 4

Back to the Future is released, sliced bread is invented and more good news in history in the week of July 3 to 9

Archbishop Joseph Rummel ends segregation in the Catholic school system, Terracotta army is discovered and more good news in history in the week of...

Black and white photo of James Chadwick

Good News in History 27 February: James Chadwick discovers the neutron in 1932

Doctor Who pilot

Doctor Who airs on TV on this day in 1963

Victoria Pressler - 23 November 2021 0

Qantas registered as a business 101 years ago today

Abraham Fletcher - 16 November 2021 0

First selfie in space

First selfie in space: Buzz Aldrin snaps himself in 1966

Victoria Pressler - 12 November 2021 0

first episode of sesame street

Sesame Street first aired 52 years ago today!

Victoria Pressler - 10 November 2021 0

People climb the Berlin Wall

Thirty two years since the fall of the Berlin Wall

Victoria Pressler - 9 November 2021 0

Museum of Modern Art 2021

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Opens today in 1929

Abraham Fletcher - 7 November 2021 0

The Good News Hub - Monopoly

Monopoly released November 5th 1935

Victoria Pressler - 5 November 2021 0

Barack Obama

Barack Obama elected President of the United States

Abraham Fletcher - 4 November 2021 0

Illustrating first BBC Broadcast

BBC Television Service Launches on 2nd November 1936!

Victoria Pressler - 2 November 2021 0

Norway town of Rjukan

Sunless Norway town installed mirrors to direct sunlight in winter

Abraham Fletcher - 30 October 2021 0

First ballpoint pen by Reynolds

First ballpoint pen goes on sale

Abraham Fletcher - 29 October 2021 0

Close up of gate of buckingham palace

10 years of gender equality in the Royal line of succession

Victoria Pressler - 28 October 2021 0

City Hall Station NYC

New York City Subway opens today in 1904

Victoria Pressler - 27 October 2021 0

1959: First Photographs of the Dark Side of the Moon

Victoria Pressler - 26 October 2021 0

Airbus A380

Airbus A380 first passenger flight

Abraham Fletcher - 25 October 2021 0

Annie Edson

First person successfully barrel rolls off Niagara Falls in 1901

Victoria Pressler - 24 October 2021 0

Gray ipod classic

Today marks the 20th Anniversary of the IPOD

Victoria Pressler - 23 October 2021 0

224 Years Since First Parachute Jump

Victoria Pressler - 22 October 2021 0

French Women allowed to vote 21st October 1945

Abraham Fletcher - 21 October 2021 0

White sydney opera house

Sydney Opera House Opens 20th October 1973

Abraham Fletcher - 20 October 2021 0

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