Carolann's Newsletters

Dear Friends, Tangents: 1215~Magna Carta chartered. 1992 Vice President Dan Quayle erroneously instructed a Trenton, N.J., elementary school student to spell potato as

Dear Friends, Tangents: 1951: Univac computer unveiled. On June 14, 1982, Argentine forces surrendered to British troops on the disputed Falkland Islands.  Go

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday. Richard Strauss, composer, b. 1864. Jacques Cousteau, underwater explorer, b. 1910. On June 11, 1942, the United States and

Dear Friends, Tangents: 1943~ballpoint pen patented. Judy Garland, actress, b. 1922 Saul Bellow, writer, b. 1915 1940~ Italy declares war on France and Great Britain

Dear Friends, Tangents: Donald Duck, cartoon, b. 1934. Cole Porter, composer, b. 1891. Johnny Depp, actor, b. 1963. 1898~ China leases Hong Kong’s new territories

Dear Friends, Tangents: On June 8, 1968, authorities announced the capture in London of James Earl Ray, the suspected assassin of civil