Carolann's Newsletters

Dear Friends, Tangents: Peter the Great, Russian tsar, b. 1672. May 30, 1783: First US newspaper published. May 30, 1431: Joan of Arc, the

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Monday. May 29, 1453: Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, falls to the Ottoman Empire after a 2-month

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday. May 26, 1805: Napoleon crowned King of Italy. 1805: Lewis & Clark see Rocky Mountains. May 26th, 1896: The

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday Eve. May 25, 1977: The first “Star Wars” movie is released in theatres.  The film suffered production

Dear Friends, Tangents: May 24, 1976 Britain and France opened trans-Atlantic Concorde service to Washington. Go to article >  1844:  First US telegraph

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Tuesday. May 23, 1430: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve