Carolann's Newsletters

Dear Friends, Tangents: La Virgen de Guadalupe, Mexico. December 12, 1901: Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal in Newfoundland sent

Dear Friends, Tangents: December 11, 1792: French King Louis XVI goes on trial, accused of high treason and crimes against the state

Dear Friends, Tangents: December 10, 1901: The first ever Nobel Prize ceremony takes place in Stockholm, honoring achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine,

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Monday. December 9, 1979: the World Health Organization declares the eradication of smallpox.  This marked a historic triumph,

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday Eve. December 5, 1854: Aaron Allen of Boston patents the folding theatre chair.  This innovation improved space

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday. St. Nicholas Day, Europe. December 6, 1865: 13th amendment ratified; slavery abolished. December 6, 1973: House minority leader Gerald