January 27, 2022 Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: January 27, 1996: Germany first observes the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. January 27th, 1880: Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp. Go to article » 1973: Vietnam Peace Agreement signed. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, b. […]
January 26, 2022 Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: 2020: American basketball player Kobe Bryant dies in a helicopter crash at the age of 41. Kobe was considered one of the sport’s greatest players, winning five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. 1788: The first […]
January 25, 2022 Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Burns’ Night, Scotland, England, Newfoundland. 1959 American Airlines opened the jet age in the United States with the first scheduled transcontinental flight of a Boeing 707. Go to article » 1949-The first Emmy Awards is presented; there […]
January 24, 2022 Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: 2008: French bank Société Générale announced it had uncovered a $7.14 billion fraud by a single futures trader. Go to article » 1935: first canned beer. Odd Lots: The electric vehicle revolution is on and […]
January 21, 2022 Newsletter
Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Friday. January 21, 1976 The supersonic Concorde jet was put into service by Britain and France. Go to article » 1915: Kiwanis International is founded. Christian Dior, designer, b.1905. Hubble captures a black hole forming stars, […]