On November 23rd, 1644, John Milton [1] published his “Areopagitica” pamphlet that decryed censorship.
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November 23, 1869: The Clipper Ship Cutty Sark was launched in Dumbarton, Scotland, as one of the last clippers ever built. It is the only one still surviving.
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On November 23rd, 1980, a 7.2-magnitude quake [2] struck southern Italy killing more than 3,000 people.
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Today’s feature piece is by JWR.
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We still need some 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.