“The way to secure peace is to be prepared for war. They that are on their guard, and appear ready to receive their adversaries, are in much less danger of being attacked, than the supine, secure, and negligent.” – Benjamin Franklin
October 15, 1522: King of Spain Charles V named Hernán Cortés governor of Mexico. — On October 15, 1529, the Ottoman armies under Suleiman ended their siege of Vienna and turned back to Belgrade. — On October 15, 1764, Edward Gibbon observed a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspired him to begin work on writing The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. — Herbert W. McBride, the author of A Rifleman Went To War, was born in Waterloo, Indiana October 15, 1873. He died in Indianapolis of a …
There are now just 20 days to the November U.S. presidential election. The next three weeks should be a time of concerted prayer — personally, and with your family and fellow church congregants. Blog reader L.B. suggested this prayer list published by Turning Point Academy: “Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.” – Isaiah 55:6 Pray our nation will seek God in Repentance, Humility, and Prayer. Consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and …
This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies located in the American Redoubt region that are of interest to preppers and survivalists. Today, we focus on the continuing conservative political shifts in Idaho and Montana. (See the Idaho and Montana sections.) Idaho Idaho one of the fastest growing states, Boundary among fastest growing counties. Here is an excerpt: “These days if you ask what brought a new neighbor …
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.” – Ernest Hemingway, from A Farewell to Arms
On October 14,1899, Morning Post reporter Winston Churchill departed to South Africa, toting a Model 1896 Broomhandle Mauser pistol. His goal was to report on the Second Boer War. He was later taken prisoner of war, but escaped. He recounted his exploits in an autobiography titled My Early Life. — On this day in 1066: The Battle of Hastings: William, Duke of Normandy and his Norman army defeated the English forces of Harold II, who was killed in the battle. — We are beginning a 2-week-long sale at Elk Creek Company. Until October 28th, 2024, all of our pre-1899 shotguns …
The following recipe for Skordalia potato dip is from SurvivalBlog reader Mrs. Alaska. She writes: “In honor of potato harvesting season: Skordalia. Potatoes are so versatile, filling, and easy to grow, that a bountiful potato crop is a no-brainer for most gardens from USDA zones 3 – 10! You can even grow potatoes from store-bought ones that sprout in your kitchen! Give it a try! Skordalia is a Greek dip. The texture is like chickpea hummus. If you ask people to guess the ingredients, they are likely to guess that the main ingredient is a white bean paste.” Ingredients 2 …
Today’s graphic: A map showing U.S. Counties where the African American population is 5% or more. (Graphic courtesy of Reddit.) The thumbnail below is click-expandable. — Please send your graphic ideas to JWR. (Either via e-mail or via our Contact form.) Any graphics that you send must either be your own creation or uncopyrighted.
“In December 1880 the Boers rose. Every farmhouse sent out its riflemen, and the trysting-place was the outside of the nearest British fort. All through the country small detachments were surrounded and besieged by the farmers. Standerton, Pretoria, Potchefstroom, Lydenburg, Wakkerstroom, Rustenberg, and Marabastad were all invested and all held out until the end of the war. In the open country we were less fortunate. At Bronkhorst Spruit a small British force was taken by surprise and shot down without harm to their antagonists. The surgeon who treated them has left it on record that the average number of wounds …
On October 13, 1792, the first “Old Farmer’s Almanac” was first published and edited by Robert Thomas. — And on October 13, 1860, the first aerial photo was taken in the U.S., from a balloon. It was an aerial view of the city of Boston, Massachusetts. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 115 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC are providing a store-wide 10% off coupon. Depending on the model chosen, this could be worth more than $2000. A …
The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: After Multiple X-Class Solar Flares and Multiple Hurricanes Recently I’ve Gotta Say That Those “Nutty Preppers” Were Right Notes From JWR: Do you have a meme idea? Just e-mail me the concept, and I’ll try to assemble it. And if it is posted then I’ll give you credit. Thanks! Permission to repost memes that I’ve created is granted, provided that credit to SurvivalBlog.com is included.
“And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. Howbeit we speak wisdom among them …
On October 12, 1879, in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, British troops occupied Kabul, Afghanistan. — On October 12, 2000, the U.S.S. Cole was attacked by Al-Qaeda terrorists. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 115 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC are providing a store-wide 10% off coupon. Depending on the model chosen, this could be worth more than $2000. A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any of their one, two, or three-day course …
To be prepared for a crisis, every Prepper must establish goals and make both long-term and short-term plans. In this column, the SurvivalBlog editors review their week’s prep activities and planned prep activities for the coming week. These range from healthcare and gear purchases to gardening, ranch improvements, bug-out bag fine-tuning, and food storage. This is something akin to our Retreat Owner Profiles, but written incrementally and in detail, throughout the year. We always welcome you to share your own successes and wisdom in your e-mailed letters. We post many of those — or excerpts thereof — in the Odds …
“There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease. If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I …
