On February 21, 1857, the U.S. Congress outlawed foreign currency as legal tender in the US. Pictured is a Spaaish 8 Reales silver coin.
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February 21, 1937, the League of Nations banned foreign national “volunteers” in the Spanish Civil War.
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Because of my two recent cataract surgeries, I won’t be posting much today. Thanks for your patience.
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We are in need of entries for Round 117 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [1]. More than $950,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 117 ends on March 31st, so get busy writing and e-mail [2] 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. 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.