On January 4, 1642, King Charles I [1] and 400 of his soldiers stormed the English Parliament, demanding the arrest of five members.
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On January 4, 1896, Utah became the 45th state of the Union. One condition for statehood was that a ban on polygamy had to be written into the state constitution.
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And, on January 4, 1847, Samuel Colt [2] signed a contract for sales of his first revolver to the United States government.
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Today’s feature article was too short for an entry in the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [3]. More than $935,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running the bi-monthly contest. In 2023, we polled blog readers, asking for suggested article topics [4]. 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 [5] 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.