Carolann's Newsletters

Dear Friends, Tangents: On this day in 1886, Dr. John S. Pemberton sold the first glass of Coca-Cola at the soda fountain of

Dear Friends, Tangents: May 7, 1824: Premier of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Pyotr Tchaikovsky, b. 1840 On May 7, 1945, Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday! On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on anti-war protesters at Kent State University, killing four

Dear Friends, Tangents: On this day in 1952, Lt. Col. Joseph Fletcher walked to the exact geographic location of the North Pole, likely

Dear Friends, Tangents: On May 2, 1945, the Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin and the Allies announced the surrender of

Dear Friends, Tangents: May Day today. Polydore Virgil says that the Roman youths used to go into the fields and spend the Calends