Carolann's Newsletters

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Monday. December 11, 1936: Edward VIII abdicates to marry Wallis Simpson. On Dec. 11, 1941, Germany and Italy declared

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday. Today is: Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception, Christian calendar.  The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, also called

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday Eve. Hanukkah begins this evening. On Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese warplanes attacked the home base of the U.S.

Dear Friends, Tangents: St. Nicholas Day, Europe. December 6, 1865: 13th Amendment ratified, slavery abolished. December 6, 1877: Thomas Edison makes the first

Dear Friends, Tangents: December 5th,1933:  The 21st Amendment ends Prohibition in the US, reflecting societal shifts towards regulation of alcohol.  This amendment

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Monday. December 4th, 1952: The Great Smog envelops London, causing thousands of deaths.  This environmental disaster leads to