January 7, 1785: The first balloon flight across the English Channel, by Jean Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries.
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January 7,1927: Commercial transatlantic telephone service was inaugurated between New York and London.
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Today is the birthday of Senator Rand Paul, born 1963.
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This is also the birthday of Cresson Kearny (born 1914, died December 18, 2003.)
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Today’s feature article is a guest post by one of my consulting clients. It is not eligible for the writing contest judging. – JWR
We are seeking 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.