November 10th is remembered in the United States as the “birthday” of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Coincidentally, the 10th on November is also the birthday of the late Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov, born in 1919, died December 23, 2013.
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November 10th is the anniversary of the sinking of the Great Lakes ore ship Edmund Fitzgerald, in 1975.
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I’m pleased to report that we’ve established an affiliate advertising relationship with Midland Radio — makers of two-way radios, micro-mobile radios, business radios, and weather radios. They are headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Today’s feature article is from SurvivalBlog’s Senior Editor, James Wesley, Rawles (JWR).
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We are seeking entries for Round 103 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $750,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 103 ends on November 30th, so get busy writing and e-mail us your entry. Remember that there is a 1,500-word minimum, and that articles on practical “how-to” skills for survival have an advantage in the judging.