December 20, 2024, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday! Carolann is away from the office; I will be writing the newsletter on her behalf. December 20, 1790: 1st successful US cotton mill begins spinning yarn in Pawtucket, Rhode Island built by Samuel Slater based on Richard […]
December 19, 2024, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday Eve! Carolann is away from the office; I will be writing the newsletter on her behalf. December 19, 1783: William Pitt the Younger becomes the youngest ever British Prime Minister at age 24 December 19, 1958: First radio […]
December 18, 2024, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: December 18,1865: The United States /Congress formally adopts the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery throughout America. This watershed moment transforms American society and establishes fundamental human rights in law. On Dec. 18, 1957, the Shipping port Atomic Power […]
December 17, 2024, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: The beginning of Saturnalia in ancient Rome: Roman masters served their slaves December 17-23. December 17th, 1903: Orville Wright pilots the first powered aircraft for 12 seconds at Kitty Hawk, Norh Carolina. This breakthrough launches the age […]
December 6, 2024 Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Monday. December 16, 1773: The Boston Tea Party. American colonists throw 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbour to protest British taxation, an act that sparks the American Revolution. December 16, 1985: Reputed organized-crime chief Paul […]