On July 12, 1679, Britain’s King Charles II [1] ratified the Habeas Corpus Act, allowing prisoners’ right to a court review of the justification for their imprisonment.
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July 12, 1865: George Washington Carver, the African-American scientist whose numerous discoveries helped to improve agriculture in the South, was born. He died on Jan. 5, 1943.
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And on July 12, 1948, the first jets flew across the Atlantic. This was a flight of six RAF de Havilland Vampires.
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Today’s short but important guest article was written by our friend Hubert Moolman [2], of South Africa.
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We still need entries for Round 119 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [3]. More than $960,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 119 ends on July 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. In 2023, we polled blog readers, asking for suggested article topics [5]. Please refer to that poll if you haven’t yet chosen an article topic.