May 29th, 20225 Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday Eve. May 29, 1453: Constantinople falls to the Turks. May 29, 1919: Charles Strite files a patent for the automatic pop-up toaster, revolutionizing breakfast convenience. May 29, 1953: Mount Everest summit firs reached. G.K. Chesterton, […]
May 28th , 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: May 28, 1936: Alan Turing’s seminal paper, “On Computable Numbers,” is submitted for publication. Go to article. May 28, 1937: German automaker Volkswagen is founded to mass-produce a low-priced “people’s car”. The company is originally operated by […]
May 27th, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: May 27, 1851: The world’s first chess tournament is held in London. Adolf Anderssen, a maths teacher from Wroclaw, wins the event. MAY 27, 1937: The Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, Calif., opened. […]
May 26th, 2025, Newslwtter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Monday. May 26, 1896: The Dow Jones Industrial Average was first published. The average price of the 11 initial stocks was 40.94. Go to article – Secrets of the Dow Jones Industrials May 26, 1908: Engineers […]
May 23rd, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday. May 23, 1784: Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals, enabling clear vision for both near and far distances. May 23, 1873 Canada’s North West Mounted Police force was established. Go to article May 23, […]