On April 26, 1777, [1] it is claimed that 16-year-old Sybil Ludington [2] rode all night in a rainstorm for 40 miles to warn her father’s New York militia of the approach of the British army.
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April 26, 1937: The German Luftwaffe’s “Condor Legion” destroyed Basque town of Guernica, in Spain.
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Just one day left! We are running a two-week-long sale on all of our pre-1899 antique shotguns at Elk Creek Company [3], with deep discounts. This sale will end on Monday, April 27th, 2026. Please note that some of these guns have been re-sleeved and re-proofed for modern shotshells!
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Today’s feature article is a product review written by SurvivalBlog Field Gear Editor Emeritus Pat Cascio. He is now in poor health, and would appreciate your prayers.
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We need entres for Round 124 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [4]. 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 [5] 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 [6]. Please refer to that poll if you haven’t yet chosen an article topic.