February 7, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday. February 7, 1962: President John F. Kennedy imposed a full trade embargo on Cuba. Go to article. February 7, 1974: Independence Day, Grenada. February 7, 1992: The Maastricht Treaty is signed, leading to the creation […]
February 5, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: February 5, 1675: The Royal Greenwich Observatory begins official operations, playing a critical role in astronomy and timekeeping, including defining the Prime Meridian. February 5, 1937: President Roosevelt proposed increasing the number of Supreme Court justices; critics […]
February 4, 2025 Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: February 4, 1977 The album “Rumours” by Fleetwood Mac was released. Go to article. February 4, 2004: Facebook is founded by Mark Zuckerberg and his Harvard roommates, revolutionizing social media and global communication. 1985: Torture abolished by […]
February 3, 2025 Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Monday. February 3, 1928: The New York Daily News publishes the first color photograph in a newspaper, marking a milestone in print journalism. February 3, 1971: Apollo 14 astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr. and Edgar D. […]
January 31, 2025, Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday. January 31, 2001: Scottish court sitting in the Netherlands convicted one Libyan and acquitted a second in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Go to article These artists are performing […]