Good News Stories That Actually Made Us Smile in 2020 Jenny Haward On 12/31/20 at 4:00 AM EST
The past 12 months have challenged the world in more ways that we could have ever anticipated as we cheered in the New Year on January 1.
The pandemic, police brutality against Black people and a Presidential election that divided the nation are just a handful of the events that have overshadowed hopes for the year and brought hardships, unimaginable pain and loss to many in the U.S.
But while there have been job losses, death, illness and anger, we have not entirely lost our capacity for joy. Although many of us would rather forget 2020, amidst the turmoil there have been many, sometimes surprising, moments of hope and triumph.