On August 4, 1821, the first edition of the American magazine “The Saturday Evening Post” was published.
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August 4, 1914: The United States declared neutrality on the outbreak of WWI.
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On August 4, 1961, Spokane, Washington reached an August record high of 108°F.
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Today’s feature article is a guest piece that was too short to qualify for the judging in the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [1]. We are now seeking entries for Round 114 of the contest. More than $900,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. In 2023, we polled blog readers, asking for suggested article topics [2]. Please refer to that poll if you haven’t yet chosen an article topic. Round 114 ends on September 30th, so get busy writing and e-mail [3] 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.