On October 27, 1787, the Federalist Papers started appearing in New York newspapers under the pseudonym “Publius”. They were written by Alexander Hamilton [1], James Madison [2], and John Jay. [3]
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October 27, 1858 was the birthday of President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt. (He died January 6, 1919.)
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Just One Day Left! We are running a 2-week-long sale at Elk Creek Company [4]. Until October 28th, 2024, all of our pre-1899 shotguns have their prices deeply discounted. Most of these can fire modern 12 gauge 2-1/2″ or 2-3/4″ shotgun shells. No FFL paperwork is required. In most states, we can mail them right to your door. Order yours, soon!
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Today’s feature article was too short to qualify as a writing contest entry.
We are seeking entries for Round 115 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [5]. More than $925,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. In 2023, we polled blog readers, asking for suggested article topics [6]. Please refer to that poll if you haven’t yet chosen an article topic. Round 115 ends on November 30th, 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.