June 1, 1676: The Battle of Öland: Allied Danish-Dutch forces defeated the Swedish navy in the Baltic Sea during the Scanian War (1675–79).
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June 1, 1861: The US and Confederacy simultaneously stopped their mail interchange.
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And on June 1, 1880, the US census reached 50,155,783.
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A reminder that we will be switching SurvivalBlog to weekly postings, tomorrow. Thenceforth, you can look for SurvivalBlog “Fresh Every Tuesday.”
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Just one day left! The big sale on all of our blackpowder rifles, all of our pre-1899 cartridge sporter rifles, and selected Mauser rifles at Elk Creek Company ends tomorrow night. There are some very deep discounts, so take a look! Update: I’ve added another M1891 Argentine Mauser sporter and a LHR Sporting Arms Redemption .50 Caliber Blackpowder Rifle to the catalog. This sale will end at midnight Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 2nd, so place your order ASAP!
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Today’s feature article is a review written by SurvivalBlog’s Field Gear Editor Tom Christianson. But first, we are posting the results of the writing contest judging.