This Week in History:
On June 23, 1810, John Jacob Astor [1] (born Johann Jakob Astor) organized the Pacific Fur Company in Astoria, Oregon.
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1931: American pilot Wiley Post [2] and Australian navigator Harold Gatty took off from Roosevelt Field, New York, to attempt to set a new record circumnavigating the Earth. They successfully complete their series of flights in 8 days, 15 hours, and 51 minutes.
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And on June 25, 1798, US President John Adams [3] signed into law the Alien Friends Act, authorizing the president to deport any foreigner deemed “dangerous to the peace and safety of the United States.”
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I’ve completed writing the new Introduction for a revised hardback edition of my first novel, Patriots. Lord willing, that edition (with a spiffy new cover and a Foreword written by Michael Z. Williamson) should be available from Ulysses Press on November 3, 2026. But please wait until that day to place your order. (Mark your calendar.) – JWR
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