On July 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary decided against mediation and declared war on Serbia. This was the first declaration of war, beginning The Great War, which was later named World War I.
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On July 28, 1932, U.S. Army troops, using tanks, cavalry, and tear gas demolished and burned the shantytown set up near the U.S. Capitol by unemployed Bonus Army protestors.
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Today’s feature is a review written by SurvivalBlog staff writer Tom Christianson..
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Just a few days left: A fan of SurvivalBlog is one of the organizers of a real estate raffle for a 32-acre parcel of waterfront land in northwest Montana that looks quite retreat-worthy. I generally shy away from raffles and any sort of games of chance. But because this raffle will benefit a good cause (an animal shelter in that area), and because the property would be quite suitable for building a retreat, I’ve decided to give this fundraiser some publicity in SurvivalBlog. The raffle ends on July 31, 2025. For details, see: DreamPropertyRaffle.org [1].
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We now need entries for Round 120 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [2]. More than $960,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 119 ends on July 31st. 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. 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.