Carolann's Newsletters

Dear Friends, Tangents: On Jan. 31, 1865, the House of Representatives passed a constitutional amendment to abolish slavery. Go to article » 1940: First

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday! February is black history month. On Feb. 1, 1960, four black college students began a sit-in protest at a lunch

Dear Friends, Tangents: St. Paul’s Winter Carnival begins today – January 28-February 6. In 1885 a New York reporter wrote that St. Paul

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday! On Jan. 25, 1915, the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, inaugurated U.S. transcontinental telephone service.  Go to

Dear Friends, Tangents: On Jan. 24, 1965, Winston Churchill died in London at age 90.  Go to article » PHOTOS OF THE DAY Water flows

Dear Friends, Tangents: On Jan. 22, 1973, the Supreme Court handed down its Roe vs. Wade decision, which legalized abortion. Go to article