On November 15, 1720, pirates Anne Bonny [1], Mary Read [2] (pictured in a woodcut), and Calico Jack [3] were captured by Captain Jonathan Barnet and brought to the Spanish Town of Jamaica, for trial.
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Today is birthday of David Stirling. (15 November 1915 – 4 November 1990.) He was a Scottish officer in the British Army, mountaineer, and the founder of the Special Air Service [4] (SAS). He saw active service during the Second World War.
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Today’s feature article was too short to qualify for the writing contest judging.
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We need a few more articles for Round 121 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [5]. 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 [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.