On October 17, 1814: The London Beer Flood: A burst vat at Meux & Company Brewery floods city streets with over 300,000 gallons of porter ale, killing eight, with a possible ninth death from alcohol poisoning
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October 17, 1967: USAF test pilot William “Pete” Knight set a record, reaching an altitude of 102,100 feet (31.1 km) in the experimental X-15 spaceplane.
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Today’s feature article is a guest post by A.C. of the Stakeholder Prepping Podcast [1]. Since he is a SurvivalBlog advertiser, this article is not eligible for our writing contest.
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We need entries for Round 121 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [2]. More than $970,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running the contest. Round 121 ends on November 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.