Good News in History, June 17
141 years ago, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York packed in 241 crates, as a gift from France. The steel skeleton and copper skin were assembled on Bedloe’s Island, later called Liberty Island, and placed on a pedestal to be aligned so that it would face southeast, greeting ships entering the harbor from […]
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.
It’s easy to be romantic about train travel, and hard not to when you’re onboard Sweden’s latest new route to Oslo. On J…
The simple act of cleaning up after yourself. It’s the sign of a good house guest or well-raised children, but what abou…
A 12-year-old was labeled a hero after saving her friend from drowning with nothing more than a fistful of her hair to h…
For millions of people suffering with knee pain, a new, non-surgical procedure offers the promise of easing it away for …