On January 22, 1506 the first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrived at the Vatican. They still quite competently guard it, in the 21st Century.
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On January 22, 1944, Allied forces began landing at Anzio, Italy.
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Today is the birthday of the late Linda Rawles (“The Memsahib.”) [1]
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We are in great need of entries for 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.