June 19th, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday Eve. Juneteenth today in the US. Last day of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere – tomorrow is the official first day of summer. June 19, 1910: The first Father’s Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington, […]
June 18th, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: June 18, 1812: Declaration of the War of 1812. June 18, 1948: Columbia Records unveiled its new long-playing, 33 1/3 rpm phonograph record. Go to article. June 18, 1983: First US woman is space, Sally Ride. Paul […]
June 17th, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: June 17, 1885: the Statue of Liberty arrives in New York, a gift from France that becomes one of the most iconic symbols of the United States. June 17, 1928: Amelia Earhart embarked on the first trans-Atlantic […]
June 16th ,2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Monday. We soldier on… June 16, 1215: Following a revolt by the nobility, King John seals Magna Carta, a tereaty guaranteeing feudal rights and laying early foundations for English democracy. June 16, 1903: Ford Motor Co. […]
June 13th, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday. June 13, 1983: Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central solar system, crossing Neptune’s orbit – the outermost at the time. On June 13, 1966, the Supreme Court issued its landmark […]