Carolann's Newsletters

Dear Friends, Tangents: Procession of the Penitents, Belgium. July 27, 1866: Atlantic telegraph cable laid. July 27, 2000: A federal judge approved

Dear Friends, Tangents: July 26, 2000:  A federal judge approved a $1.25 billion settlement between Swiss banks and more than a half

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Monday. July 25, 1978: The first baby conceived by in-vitro fertilization was born in Oldham, England.  Go to

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday. On July 22, 1934, a man identified as bank robber John Dillinger was shot to death by

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday Eve. July 21, 1983: The world’s lowest recorded temperature, -128.6 ͦF (-89.2 ˚C), is measured at Vostok

Dear Friends, Tangents: Moon Day. On July 20, 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon.  Go