Carolann's Newsletters

Dear Friends, Tangents: 1928: Maya Angelou was born. On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot to death in

Dear Friends, Tangents: On this day in 1700, April Fools’ Day tradition of playing practical jokes becomes popularized in England. FIVE THINGS ABOUT

Dear Friends, Tangents: On March 31, 1968, President Johnson stunned the country by announcing he would not run for another term of office. 1821 –

Dear Friends, Tangents: March 30th, 1858: Pencil patented. 1853 – Vincent Van Gogh was born. 1945 – Eric Clapton was born. On March 30, 1981, President

Dear Friends, Tangents: The travel writer, Pico Iyer,  has written a small little jewel of a book that can be read at

Dear Friends, Tangents: Online museum Art fans don’t need to walk through the doors of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam to see