Carolann's Newsletters

Dear Friends, Tangents: December 19,1972:  Apollo 17 splashed down in the Pacific, ending the Apollo program of manned lunar landings.   Go to

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Monday. December 18, 1803: The U.S. purchases the Louisiana Territory from /France, doubling the size of the country. On

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday. December 15, 1989: General Augusto Pinochet defeated; democracy returns to Chile. 1966:  Movie producer Walt Disney died at

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday Eve. December 14, 1911: Amundsen reaches the South Pole.  Roald Amundsen,  a Norwegian explorer was the first

Dear Friends, Tangents: Lucia’s Day, Sweden. December 13, 1492: The first recorded meteorite impact in modern history occurs in France, near the

Dear Friends, Tangents: December 12, 1963: Kenya gains independence from British colonial rule, becoming a sovereign nation. 1914: The New York Stock Exchange