On March 18, 1850, Henry Wells & William Fargo formed American Express, in Buffalo, New York.
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March 18, 1911: North Dakota enacted a hail insurance law.
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And on March 18,1925: The Great Tri-State Tornado, a monstrous F5 (over 300 MPH) tornado roared 219 miles across southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, and southwest Indiana. It killed 695, injured over 2000, and destroyed 15,000 homes.
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Today’s feature article is a timely piece from the SurvivalBlog archives.
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We need of entries for Round 123 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [1]. 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 [2] 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 [3]. Please refer to that poll if you haven’t yet chosen an article topic.