Carolann's Newsletters

Dear Friends, Tangents: St. Nicholas Day, Europe. December 6, 1865: 13th Amendment ratified, slavery abolished. December 6, 1877: Thomas Edison makes the first

Dear Friends, Tangents: December 5th,1933:  The 21st Amendment ends Prohibition in the US, reflecting societal shifts towards regulation of alcohol.  This amendment

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Monday. December 4th, 1952: The Great Smog envelops London, causing thousands of deaths.  This environmental disaster leads to

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday. World AIDS Day. December 1st, 1913: The first drive-in automobile service station opened, in Pittsburgh.  Go to article

Dear Friends, Tangents:  Happy Friday Eve. St. Andrew’s  Day, Chrisitan calendar. November 30, 1947: Civil War in Mandatory Palestine: the conflict began the

Dear Friends, Tangents: Full moon tonight. Take a look at the night sky and marvel at the beauty. J November 28, 1813: Beethoven’s