On August 25th, 1609, astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei [1] demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers, including the Doge of Venice, Leonardo Donato.
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August 25th,1898: 700 Greeks and 15 Englishmen were slaughtered by the Turks in Heraklion, Greece.
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On August 25th, 2010: Panic caused by an escaped crocodile being smuggled aboard a domestic Filair flight led to the crash of a Czech Let L-410 Turbolet passenger aircraft near Bandundu Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all but one of the 21 passengers and crew.
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Monday Morning Monsoon Update: Map shows flash flooding warning issued for eight states [2]. (Our thanks to H.L. for sending the alert.)
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Reader H.L. alerted us to a noteworthy obituary: Last American fighter ace from World War II dies at 103 [3].
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Today is the 20th anniversary of when Ready Made Resources [4] became SurvivalBlog’s first advertiser. They have also been a generous prize donor for our non-fiction writing contest since the early days. We appreciate their loyal support. They deserve your patronage! Please take a look at their website and consider placing an order.
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Today’s feature piece is by SurvivalBlog staffer Tom Christianson.
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We are in need of entries for Round 120 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [5].
More than $960,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 120 ends on September 30th, so get busy writing and e-mail [6] 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 [7]. Please refer to that poll if you haven’t yet chosen an article topic.