March 27th 2025- Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday Eve. March 27, 1513: Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon sights Florida. March 27, 1790: the modern shoelace with a n aglet is patented in England by Harvey Kennedy. Wilhelm Roentgen, scientist, b. 1845. Sarah […]
March 26, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: March 26, 1885: The Eastman Dry Plate and Film Co. of Rochester, N.Y., manufactured the first commercial motion picture film. Go to article. March 26, 1979: Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Mencheim Begin of Israel sign a peace […]
March 25, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: March 25th, 1306: Robert the Bruce is crowned King of Scotland at Scone, asserting Scotland’s independence from English rule. March 25, 1992: Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev returned to Earth from the Mir space station after a 10-month stay, […]
March 24, 2025 Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Monday. March 24, 1896:aleksndr Popov achieves the first radio transmission, sending the words “Heinrich Hertz’ between two buildings at St. Petersburg University, pioneering wireless communication. March 24, 1973: The album “Dark Side of the Moon” by […]
March 21, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday. It’s International Day of Forests today. March 21, 1965: Selma, Alabama Civil Rights March. March 21, 1987: The album “The Joshua Tree” by U2 was released. Go to article March 21, 2006: Jack Dorsey sends […]