On August 26, 1346: The Battle of Crécy. Edward III [1]‘s English longbows defeated Philip VI’s army south of Calais in northern France. At Crecy, cannons were used for the first time in battle.
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August 26, 1946 was the official release date of George Orwell’s “Animal Farm.”
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Today’s feature piece was too short to qualify as an entry for the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [2]. More than $960,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running the contest. Round 120 ends on September 30th, so 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.