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Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — November 20, 2024

On November 20, 1953, Scott Crossfield, piloting the Douglas Skyrocket, was the first man to break Mach 2 (1,300 MPH).

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In 284, Roman general Diocletian [1] was proclaimed Emperor by the armies of the east and west after the death of Carinus at the Battle of the Margus.

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On November 20, 1914, the US State Department began requiring photographs for passports.

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November 20, 1942: The 2,451 kilometer-long Alaska Highway (“AlCan”) from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska, first opened to military traffic.

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We are pleased to welcome our newest advertiser, Angel Studios [2]. They produce faith-based movies and television shows. Their latest project is a feature film that is spinning off a television series, called Homestead.  It should be of great interest to preppers and survivalists. The Homestead movie [3] will open in theaters on December 20th, 2024.

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Today we present a guest article, from a reader. It was not intended to be part of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [4].

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 [5]. 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 [6] 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.