On April 24, 1913, the Woolworth Building was opened in New York City by Frank Winfield Woolworth [1]. It was completed at a cost of $13.5 million. At 792 feet, it was then the world’s tallest building. It is pictured above (at center) in 1965.
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April 24, 1944: The first Boeing B-29 arrived in China after flying “Over The Hump”.
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And on April 24,1990 STS-31 was launched. It was the 35th mission of the US Space Shuttle program. It carried the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Today we present a short guest article by our friend Hub Moolman, of South Africa.
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We need entries for Round 124 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [2]. More than $984,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 124 ends on May 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.