On December 31, 1564 William I of Orange [1] demanded freedom of religious conscience for his subjects in a dramatic speech to the Dutch Council of State.
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December 31, 1776: Rhode Island established wage and price controls in a failed attempt to curb inflation. The state limited daily wages to 70 cents for carpenters and 42 cents for tailors.
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Today’s feature article was written by SurvivalBlog’s founder and Senior Editor James Wesley, Rawles (JWR).
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We are in need of entries for thr second month of Round 116 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [2].
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 [3]. 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 [4] 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.