On May 1, 1840 the “Penny Black” — the world’s first adhesive postage stamp was issued by the United Kingdom. It featured an image of Queen Victoria.
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May 1, 1857: William Walker, conqueror of Nicaragua, surrendered to the U.S. Navy, in Rivas.
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And on May 1, 1898 US Admiral George Dewey commanded: “You may fire when you are ready, Gridley” as the US routed the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay.
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An encouraging news flash: House Appropriations 2027 Funding Bill Ends Suppressor, Short Barrel Rifle Registration [1]. JWR’s Comment: Be sure to contact both your U.S. congressman and your state’s two U.S. Senators, to insist on their support for this important legislation! Please phone them and e-mail them!
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Today’s feature article is an essay by SurvivalBlog’s Senior Editor, James Wesley, Rawles (JWR).
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We need more 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.