On April 29, 1770, British explorer James Cook [1] made his first landing in Australia [2], at Botany Bay [3].
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This is the birthday of actor Daniel Day-Lewis (born 1957), often remembered for his starring roles in Last of the Mohicians and in Lincoln.
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Today’s feature article is a review written by SurvivalBlog Field Gear Editor Tom Christianson.
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Gone! We are now out of stock of the waterproof 2005-2023 SurvivalBlog Archive USB sticks [4]. There may be just 10 that we held in reserve for replacements that will be offered for sale in a few days, but otherwise there won’t be any more until late January 2025, when the next edition should become available. There will be no more produced this year!
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We are in need of entries for Round 112 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [5]. More than $875,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. In 2023, we polled blog readers, asking for suggested article topics [6]. Refer to that poll if you haven’t yet chosen an article topic. Round 112 ends on May 31st, so get busy writing and e-mail [7] 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.