December 1, 1903: Release of “The Great Train Robbery” the first Western film, starring Justus D. Barnes and G. M. Anderson.
December 1, 1966: The radio time signal WWV was moved from Greenbelt, Maryland to Boulder, Colorado.
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Today is also the birthday of gun designer Charles Cashman Kelsey, Jr. of DEVEL fame. He was born December 1,1935. He was murdered in Texas under mysterious circumstances in April, 2003.
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This is also the birthday of novelist Rex Stout (1886–1975). Rex Stout was the brother of Ruth Stout, the gardener who wrote about no till, year-round mulching, organic gardening in her book Gardening Without Work: For the Aging, the Busy, and the Indolent.
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Just One Day Left! We are running a Black Friday sale at Elk Creek Company. Until December 2, 2024, all of our shotguns and all of our percussion revolvers are greatly reduced. Take a look!
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Today we present a short guest article from a familiar name. It is not an entry for Round 116 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest.
But first, the results of the judging for Round 115: