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Good News in History, July 20

Good News Network • Jul 20, 2026

57 years ago today, men first stepped on the moon during NASA’s Apollo 11 mission; Neil Armstrong first, at 10:56pm EST, because he was closest to the door and Buzz Aldrin second. WATCH a look back from the 50th anniversary… (1969) When the lunar...

Pigeon Walks Up to Firefighters Who Offer Oxygen to ‘Clear its Lungs’

Good News Network • Jul 19, 2026

Video footage of a fireman giving oxygen to a pigeon following a fire has gone viral on social media. After attending to a vehicle fire on Wednesday evening, the E29 crew of Oakland Firefighters noticed a pigeon in distress. “The crew reported, the...

Kansas City Cop Won’t Stop Until He Finds Stolen E-Bike for Cancer Patient One Month Later

Good News Network • Jul 19, 2026

On May 10, when someone stole the e-bike that this cancer survivor needed to get to her oncology appointments, Officer JP Young of the Kansas City Police Department told her he would do everything he could to find it. Ever since it went missing on Mo...

Pharaoh’s Daughters Were Skilled at Archery 4,000 Years ago, Reveals New Research

Good News Network • Jul 19, 2026

For decades, experts have disputed whether weapons found in ancient burial chambers of Egyptian princesses were actually their tools or placed there in a purely symbolic way. Now, a reassessment of five royal women who lived 4,000 years ago showed th...

Good News in History, July 19

Good News Network • Jul 19, 2026

50 years ago today, Sagarmatha National Park was established in Nepal as the country’s first National Park. Enshrining the summit and breadth of the mountain known in the west as Everest, its total area encompasses 443 square miles, or 1,148 square...

People Dreamed of His Basketball Career, But He Wanted to Help Others–He’s Now a Texas Police Officer

Good News Network • Jul 18, 2026

Although everyone urged the giant man to pursue a basketball career as a 7-foot-3-inch athlete, but that was never his dream. Jordan Wilmore would rather help others, so he trained to become a Texas policeman. He was one of the tallest players in col...

Daughter Saves Dad’s Struggling Shoe Shop With TikTok Appeal—And Customer Lines Out the Door

Good News Network • Jul 18, 2026

A daughter helped save her father’s vintage Italian shoe shop by posting about a pair of Y2K kitten heels on TikTok—and now it has lines outside the door. For over 30 years Rachid Lazraq has owned Rich Collection Italia, but the emergence of onli...

Drug May Repair DNA at Earliest Stages of Alzheimer’s – And it’s Already Passed Safety Trials

Good News Network • Jul 18, 2026

A drug, that has previously been shown to be safe and tolerated by humans, reduces multiple disease-linked features of Alzheimer’s in a lab model of the disease, say neuroscientists in London. The team from King’s College has developed an approac...

Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny

Good News Network • Jul 18, 2026

Our partner Rob Brezsny, whose latest book is Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing ...

Good News in History, July 18

Good News Network • Jul 18, 2026

58 years ago today, the Intel Corporation was founded in Mountain View, California. One of the largest manufacturers of computer hardware, Intel was a key component of the rise of Silicon Valley as a high-tech center, as well as a pioneer of random a...

Here’s Why Your Oven Door Has Tiny Dots on It

Reader’s Digest • Jul 17, 2026

Believe it or not, those tiny dots do a lot! We talked to the experts and got to the bottom of this kitchen mystery. The post Here’s Why Your Oven Door Has Tiny Dots on It appeared first on Reader's Digest. ...

Watch The Reader’s Digest Escalator Interview with Author Jenny Jackson

Reader’s Digest • Jul 17, 2026

On this episode of The Reader's Digest Escalator Interview, bestselling women's fiction author Jenny Jackson shares fun tidbits about her latest book, "The Shampoo Effect," and more. The post Watch <i>The Reader’s Digest E...

EXCLUSIVE! Author Marissa Stapley Talks About the Brand-New Lucky TV Series—And Why You Can’t Help but Root for Her Heroine

Reader’s Digest • Jul 17, 2026

The bestselling novelist reveals how she hit the jackpot with the new Apple TV series and what else should be on your radar this summer. The post EXCLUSIVE! Author Marissa Stapley Talks About the Brand-New <i>Lucky</i> TV Series—And Why...

Homegrown Catnip Lotion Proves to Be An Effective Mosquito Repellent in Rural Uganda

Good News Network • Jul 17, 2026

Homegrown catnip plants have proven to be as effective as DEET for repelling mosquitoes in rural Uganda. Presented at an international science conference in Florence, Italy, a collaborative team of Welsh and Ugandan researchers believe they’ve foun...

Skateboarding Legend Tony Hawk Has Entered His Listen-to-Your-Body Era: “I Don’t Do That Anymore”

Reader’s Digest • Jul 17, 2026

At 58, Tony Hawk is still skating. The legend tells us why his best advice for staying active has nothing to do with a skateboard. The post Skateboarding Legend Tony Hawk Has Entered His Listen-to-Your-Body Era: “I Don’t Do That Anymore” appear...

It Takes a Village to Raise a Child, But This Lonely 4-yo First Had to Raise His Neighborhood (WATCH)

Good News Network • Jul 17, 2026

  There’s an old saying that it takes a village to raise a child. That was true for this lonely 4-year-old in North Carolina. What his neighborhood didn’t know, however, was that it sometimes takes a child to raise a village. Roman, from Concord...

This Beloved Childhood Toy Just Released a New Line for Adults—And You’re Going to Be Obsessed

Reader’s Digest • Jul 17, 2026

Move over, Legos. Another classic childhood toy is branching out into the adult space. The post This Beloved Childhood Toy Just Released a New Line for Adults—And You’re Going to Be Obsessed appeared first on Reader's Digest. ...

Is It Really Rude to Take Over a Public Pool or Park for a Private Party? 

Reader’s Digest • Jul 17, 2026

I reconsidered my cheapskate parenting hack when I met the kids' party that ate an entire public pool. Here's the line between celebrating and squatting. The post Is It Really Rude to Take Over a Public Pool or Park for a Private Party? ...

Meet the ‘Firefighting’ Donkeys of Spain, Chowing Down on Grass and Fire Risk from Dawn to Dusk

Good News Network • Jul 17, 2026

During the recent heat dome over Europe, multiple regions of Spain were scorched by wildfires. But in the idyllic Iberian ecosystem of Doñana National Park, things were calm and lush. There hasn’t been a wildfire in the park for 9 years, in fact. ...

Man Resents Home Run For Making Him Pause Eating, Clap

The Onion • Jul 17, 2026

KANSAS CITY, MO—Audibly groaning as everyone around him rose to their feet, local baseball fan Mark Girma told reporters Friday that he resented a fourth-inning home run for making him pause eating so he could clap. “Oh, for Christ’s sake, now?...