Carolann's Newsletters

Dear Friends, Tangents: 1959: the first Grammy Awards were presented, and the winners included Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and the Kingston Trio. On

Dear Friends, Tangents: 1670 The Hudson Bay Co. was chartered by England’s King Charles II.   Go to article » 1971: National Public Radio’s

Dear Friends, Tangents: 2000: Bill Clinton orders the US military to stop scrambling satellite signals used by civilians as of midnight.  The

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday.  It’s Arbor Day. On April 29, 1992, deadly rioting that claimed 54 lives and caused $1 billion

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday Eve. 1789: Mutiny on the Bounty. 1945: Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, were executed.

Dear Friends, Tangents: 1992: Russia and 12 other former Soviet republics won entry into the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.