On November 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge [1] connecting the Olympic Peninsula with Tacoma [2], Washington, broke up in a wind of about 42 miles (67 km) per hour. The footage of the collapse [1] became iconic.
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November 7th is the anniversary of the death of actor Steve McQueen (born March 24, 1930, died November 7, 1980)
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Mark Dice’s new nonfiction book The War on Conservatives [3] was released today. Look for it at your favorite online bookseller. (Note: Given the leftist politics and the cutthroat business practices of Amazon.com [4], I prefer shopping through Books-A-Million [5].)
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We are seeking entries for Round 109 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [6]. More than $850,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. We recently polled blog readers, asking for suggested article topics [7]. Refer to that poll if you haven’t yet chosen an article topic. Round 109 ends on November 30th, so get busy writing and e-mail [8] 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.