On May 6, 1837, US blacksmith John Deere made the first steel plough, in Grand Detour, Illinois.
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May 6, 1851: Linus Yale Jr. patented the Yale cylinder lock.
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You may already own a SIEGE Stove or a SIEGE Belt from SIEGE Survival. (One of our loyal advertisers.) I just heard that they’ve added the excellent American-made Fire-Fast firestarters to their product line. (At the SIEGE website, click on “Ferro Rod Fire Steels”.) You can see one of these being tested after four days of submersion, in a YouTube video. Tom Christianson will soon be reviewing one of the jumbo-size “Trekker” Fire-Fast firestarters from SIEGE Survival. Every bugout bag should have a quality firestarter! – JWR
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Today’s feature article is not part of the writing contest, because it is partly self-promotional.
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We need more entries for Round 124 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. 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 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. Please refer to that poll if you haven’t yet chosen an article topic.