On December 29, 1812: Under the command of Captain William Bainbridge, the USS Constitution captured the HMS Java off the coast of Brazil, after a three-hour battle.
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A December 29, 1911 proclamation restored the marking “Dei Gratia” (“By God’s Grace”) on Canada’s coins.
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And on December 29, 1937 Pan Am began flying boat service between San Francisco and Auckland, New Zealand.
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Today’s feature article is a guest post by Brandon Smith, a friend and frequent content contributor to SurvivalBlog.com.
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We are in need of entries for Round 116 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [1]. More than $935,000 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 116 ends on January 31st, 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.