Good News in History, August 2
83 years ago today, in combat with the Japanese during the Solomon Islands Campaign in World War II, Patrol torpedo boat PT-109 was rammed by the Japanese Destroyer Amagiri. Its commanding officer, a certain Lieutenant John F. Kennedy, undertook almost single-handedly to rescued his crew of 12 men, saving all but two in the process, while […]
The kindness section highlights people helping people: strangers stepping in during emergencies, communities rallying around neighbors, small acts that ripple outward. These are not performative charity stories; they are moments where someone chose to act when they did not have to.
A dog owner says her pooch saved her life, by repeatedly pawing at her armpit, which eventually alerted her to breast ca…
The rookie lifeguard didn’t flinch. A giant wave slammed into the California shore and a 10-year-old boy was instantly s…
A touring heavy metal band almost met disaster in the middle of nowhere, until a 60-year-old stranger reminded them that…
An Englishman says he lives with the world’s oldest cat - a tortoiseshell born in 1995, making her 31 years-old. The pus…