January 21, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: St. Agnes Day. January 21, 1793: The Execution of Louis XVI, King of France, marks a pivotal moment in the French Revolution and symbolizes the end of absolute monarchy in France. January 21, 1976: The supersonic Concorde […]
January 20, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Monday! Carolann is away from the office; I will be writing the newsletter on her behalf. Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 20, 1503: Casa de Contratación (House of Trade) established by the Crown of Castile in […]
January 17, 2024
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday. January 17, 1991: The Gulf War in Iraq begins. “Operation Desert Storm”, launched in response too Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, led to approximately 100,000 civilian deaths. January 17, 1997 A court in Ireland granted the […]
January 16, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday Eve. January 16, 1919: Prohibition begins in the United States with the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, banning the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors. It lasted for 13 years. January 16, 2003: The […]
January 15, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: January 15, 1943: Pentagon completed. January 15, 2009: US Airways Capt. Chelsey Sullenberger guided a jetliner disabled by a bird strike just after takeoff from New York’s LaGuardia Airport to a safe landing in the Hudson River. […]