On December 14, 1542, Princess Mary Stuart succeeded her father James V to become Queen Mary I of Scotland, at just six days old.
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December 14, 1702: The famed forty-seven Ronin (leaderless samurai), under the command of Ōishi Kuranosuke, avenges the death of their master in Japan.
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December 14th is the birthday of the late John Warren Wadleigh (born 1927, died September 24, 2013). Wadleigh was better known to many SurvivalBlog readers by his pen name– Oliver Lange. He was the author of the best-selling resistance warfare novel Vandenberg.
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This is also the birthday of Air Force General James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle, who died September 27, 1993.
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Today’s guest article was too short to be considered in the judging for the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. We are seeking entries for Round 116 of the contest. More than $935,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. 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. Round 116 ends on January 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.