Carolann's Newsletters

Dear Friends, Tangents: 1959 – Barbie doll debuts. On March 9, 1862, during the Civil War, the ironclads Monitor and Virginia (formerly Merrimac)

Dear Friends, Tangents: 1913 – US income tax begins. 1917 – Russian revolution begins. 1965 – The United States landed about 3,500 Marines in

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday. 1770 – Boston Massacre. Dr. Seuss books are taking over Amazon’s bestseller list.  They will buy them on

Dear Friends, Tangents: Antonio Vivaldi, composer, b. 1675 1789 – US constitution went into effect. On March 4, 1933, the start of President Roosevelt’s

Dear Friends, Tangents: I recently came across a speech given by J.K. Rowling, the creator of the immensely-successful Harry Potter series, on

Dear Friends, Tangents: 1925-Highway numbers introduced. 1899- Mount Rainer National Park established Theodore Geisel, “Dr. Seuss”, author, b. 1904 Tom Wolfe, writer, b. 1941 Mikhail Gorbachev,