October 10, 732: The Battle of Tours. The Umayyad army led by Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi was defeated by the Frankish Aquitainian force led by Charles Martel.
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Today is the birthday of the late singer-songwriter John Prine [1] (1946-2020).
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And this is also the birthday of composer Giuseppe Verdi. (Born 1813, died 1901.)
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On October 10th, 1913, the Panama Canal officially linked the Atlantic to the Pacific.
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Today’s feature article is a guest post by A.C. of the Stakeholder Prepping Podcast [2]. Since he is a SurvivalBlog advertiser, this article is not eligible for our writing contest.
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We need more entries for Round 121 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [3]. More than $970,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 121 ends on November 30th, 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.