Good News in History, April 18 - Good News Network

On this day 102 years ago , Yankee Stadium opened its doors in The Bronx for the first time with John Philip Sousa playing The Star-Spangled Banner .

Babe Ruth hit a home run to help defeat his former team, the Boston Red Sox , on the spring opening day of Major League Baseball season.

The most famous boxing match ever held at Yankee Stadium was Joe Louis , an African-American , squared off against Max Schmeling , a German .

95 years ago today, the inaugural hearing of the International Court of Justice was held at the Peace Palace in The Hague , The Netherlands .

Joan of Arc beatified as a Catholic saint in Rome 116 years ago .

Happy 84th Birthday to Michael D. Higgins , the poet, sociologist and ninth president of Ireland since 2011 .

Joan of Orléans , France , claimed that the voice of God told her to take charge of France ’s army and lead it to victory by driving out the English .

Charles VII sent Joan to the siege of Orleans as part of a relief army after she successfully predicted a military reversal several days before messengers arrived to report it.

She was captured in battle, put on trial by the English , and burned at the stake at age 19 .