Happy History

Stories from the past that still have something to teach us. Happy History profiles the people, inventions, and moments that quietly shaped the world for the better, told with the same fact-dense, human-first approach as the rest of Only Happy News.

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After Skool: Alan Watts on Why Money, Time and the Ego Are All the Same Illusion

September 15, 2026

Alan Watts works through three illusions that quietly run most people's lives: money mistaken for

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After Skool: Terence McKenna's Case Against Every Institution That Ever Told You How to Think

September 15, 2026

Terence McKenna built a single sustained argument against every institution that has ever claimed the

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Master Key Society: Napoleon Hill's 1954 Masterclass on Success Is Free to Watch and Still Hits Hard

September 14, 2026

In 13 recorded talks from 1954, Napoleon Hill delivers the complete framework he built over

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Ringo Starr: Ringo Starr Opens Up About Joining the Beatles, His Drumming Feel, and the Long Road From Liverpool

September 13, 2026

Ringo Starr nearly moved to Texas at 18 to chase the blues of Lightning Hopkins.

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David Bayer: David Bayer Breaks Down Napoleon Hill's 13 Principles and the One Most People Miss

September 13, 2026

David Bayer traces the 13 principles of Napoleon Hill's 'Think and Grow Rich' through his

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Nintendo of America: Zelda: Ocarina of Time Is Coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on November 5th With a Full Remake

September 11, 2026

Eiji Aonuma demonstrated a full remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for

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Nintendo of America: Ocarina of Time Is Back and Nintendo Just Made It Official at the 40th Anniversary Direct

September 11, 2026

Nintendo's 40th Anniversary Direct brought The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time back with a

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David Bayer: The Zeitgeist Question Nobody Answered: What Do You Do After You Wake Up?

September 10, 2026

In 2007, a free internet documentary called Zeitgeist reached 50 million viewers in six months

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: Come Together: A Gentle Acoustic Take on the Beatles Classic That Actually Holds Up

September 8, 2026

A gentle acoustic arrangement of the Beatles' 'Come Together' preserves every verse of Lennon's surreal

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carly king: Inside George Lucas' Museum of Narrative Art: Star Wars Props, Models, and Costumes Up Close

September 8, 2026

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles pulled the Lucasfilm archives into the

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Dan Koe: Dan Koe Says People With Multiple Interests Are Built for the Next 10 Years

September 6, 2026

Dan Koe argues that people with multiple interests are the best-positioned humans for the AI

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: They Called It the Town of Millionaires. Now McDowell County Has Almost No One Left.

September 5, 2026

McDowell County, West Virginia once held 98,000 people at its coal-boom peak. Today roughly 16,000

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