July 18th, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday. July 18, 1908: The Frogs, an African American theatrical organization, is founded in Harlem. July 18, 1936: The Spanish Civil War begins as Nationalist forces rise against Spain’s Republican government, sparking a brutal three-year conflict […]
July 17th, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday Eve. On this day in 1861, the first U.S. paper money payable on demand, whose color gives America’s bills the nickname “greenbacks,” was issued by the US government. July 17, 1918: Czar Nicholas II and […]
July 16th, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: July 16, 1945: Atomic bomb tested. July 16, 1969: Apollo 11 blasted off from Cape Kennedy on the first manned mission to the moon. Go to article. On this day in 1997, the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
15th July, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: St. Swithin’s Day, England. July 15, 2006: Twitter launches as a microblogging service, sparking a new era of social media communication. July 15, 2010: BP stopped the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico after 85 […]
July 14th, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Monday. Bastille Day today. July 14, 1789: Storming of the Bastille occurs in Paris, symbolizing the start of the French Revolution. On July 13, 1977, a 25-hour blackout hit the New York City area after lightning […]