On January 29, 1879 the Custer Battlefield [1] National Monument was established in Montana.
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Today is the birthday of actor Tom Selleck (born 1945), best known for playing the title role of Magnum, P.I. He is an avid shooter and quite pro-gun.
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Today is also the birthday of journalist and inventor Thomas Paine (1737–1809.)
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Just a few days left! In honor of the birthday of John Moses Browning (January 23rd, 1855), we are running a 10-day sale at Elk Creek Company [2]. This January sale is always our biggest sale of the year. These discounts range from 10% to 40%. All of our gun and knife inventory has been deeply reduced only until Friday, January 31st, 2025. Don’t miss out on these Browning Birthday Week sale prices!
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Today’s feature article is a guest post that was written by JWR’s #1 Son, Jonathan Rawles. It is not part of the writing contest judging.
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We are now seeking entries for Round 117 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [3]. That round will begin on February 1st, 2025. More than $945,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this 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. Get busy writing and e-mail [5] us your entry fro Round 117. 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.