The first patient to be treated for Sickle Cell Disease with the revolutionary gene-editing program CRISPER had a transfusion of billions of modified cells last year, and now a year later her treatment is still working perfectly. Before Victoria Gray…
140 years ago today, Canadians heard the first performance of O Canada, the song that would become the national anthem. Originally called “Chant national,” it was written in Québec City by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier (words in French) and composed by…
Happy 70th to Ann Wilson, singer and co-founder of Heart, the first successful female-driven hard-rock band. Born in San Diego to a concert pianist and choir-singing mother, and a former musician-singer who once led the U.S. Marine Corps band, Ann’s…
Scientists have observed the fifth state of matter in space for the first time, using ultra-cold atoms which offer an unprecedented opportunity to unlock the mysteries of the quantum universe beyond our current understanding, research showed Thursday. This month marks…
231 years ago today, whiskey was distilled from corn maize for the first time by the clergyman Rev. Elijah Craig. The liquor was called Bourbon because the reverend lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky. (1789) MORE Good News on this Day:…
With an absolutely poignant hunger for adventure, the first American woman to walk in outer space becomes the first woman to set her eyes upon the deepest-known point on the ocean floor. In doing so, she also becomes the first…
One decade ago today, a rookie baseball player came to the plate on national television and hit the first pitch he ever saw in a Major League game for a grand slam—and was only the second player ever to do that…
Two Ivy League Firsts: First Black Valedictorian at Princeton, and First Black Woman Elected Student Body President at MIT Aside from 2020 being the first time the commencement address at Princeton was delivered exclusively over the internet, Nicholas Johnson’s speech…
55 years ago today, NASA astronaut Ed White became the first American to walk in space. During the Gemini 4 mission he opened the hatch and used a hand-held oxygen-jet gun to push himself out of the capsule and propel…
In a historic milestone for the LGBTQ community, Costa Rica just hosted the first legally recognized same-sex wedding ceremony in Central America. Alexandra Quiros and Dunia Araya were the first couple to tie the knot after their wedding was officiated…
