On March 14, 1899, German Ferdinand von Zeppelin [1] received a US patent for a “Navigable Balloon”.
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Today’s feature article is the first installment of a three-part guest article from our friend Mrs. Alaska.
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We need entries for Round 123 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [2]. More than $981,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 123 ends on March 31st, 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.