Carolann's Newsletters

Dear Friends, Tangents: July 22, 1298: English forces under Edward I defeat William Wallace at the Battle of Falkirk, quelling the Scottish

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Monday. July 21, 1798: Napoleon’s forces defeat the Mamluks at the Battle of the Pyramids, bringing Cairo under

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday. July 18, 1908: The Frogs, an African American theatrical organization, is founded in Harlem. July 18, 1936:

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday Eve. On this day in 1861, the first U.S. paper money payable on demand, whose color gives

Dear Friends, Tangents: July 16, 1945: Atomic bomb tested. July 16, 1969: Apollo 11 blasted off from Cape Kennedy on the first manned

Dear Friends, Tangents: St. Swithin’s Day, England. July 15, 2006: Twitter launches as a microblogging service, sparking a new era of social