TodayOn this dayDecember 25
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Good news on December 25.
Positive things that happened on December 25, with 2 verified milestones. Each milestone links to the source it was checked against.
Verified milestones
Scientific firsts, civil-rights wins, conservation, medicine, kindness, and other good news. Checked against the linked source.
1830
On December 25, 1830, the Best Friend of Charleston became the first regularly scheduled steam passenger train in the United States.
For a read-aloud. The first regular steam passenger train in the country made its run.
2021
On December 25, 2021, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launched from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. It was built to study the first galaxies and planets around other stars.
For a read-aloud. A giant space telescope launched on Christmas Day to look at distant galaxies.
For the classroom
Two questions a teacher can use as a warm-up. This page is for an adult to read with a class.
- What journey would you take if the train were brand new?
- What question about space would you ask a telescope?
From the archive
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