Carolann's Newsletters

Dear Friends,   Tangents: May 31, 1911 – Shipping – Quebec-born shipbuilder Lord Pirrie launches his White Star liner RMS Titanic in Belfast;

Dear Friends, Tangents: 1832 – Rideau Canal opens to traffic; 47 locks linking Ottawa River with Lake Ontario. Go to article » 1672 ~

Dear Friends, Tangents: On May 29, 1953, Mount Everest was conquered as Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and sherpa Tenzing Norgay of

Dear Friends, Tangents: 1892- Sierra Club founded. May 28, 1970 – Retail – Proprietors and directors of the Hudson’s Bay Company (the oldest

Dear Friends, Tangents: 1937 – Golden Gate Bridge Opened, San Francisco. 1930 – Scotch tape patented. Rachel Carson, writer, b. 1907. 1999 – Julie Payette joins Shuttle

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday! 1779 – Simon McTavish pulls together the North West Company, to do battle with the HBC. Go to article » 1844-