Carolann's Newsletters

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday. On Jan. 28, 1986, space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all

Dear Friends, Tangents: 2020: American basketball player Kobe Bryant dies in a helicopter crash at the age of 41.  Kobe was considered

Dear Friends, Tangents: Burns’ Night, Scotland, England, Newfoundland. 1959 American Airlines opened the jet age in the United States with the first

Dear Friends,   Tangents: 2008: French bank Société Générale announced it had uncovered a $7.14 billion fraud by a single futures trader.  Go

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday. January 21, 1976 The supersonic Concorde jet was put into service by Britain and France. Go to

Dear Friends, Tangents: On Jan. 20, 1981, Iran released 52 Americans held hostage for 444 days, minutes after the presidency had passed