Category: Note

We wish our readers a happy Independence Day! — July 4th is also the birthday of Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) and of General Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807–1882). — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 113 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 $2,000. A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any of their one, two, or three-day course (a $1,095 …

On July 3, 1861, the Pony Express arrived in San Francisco with the first delivery of overland letters from New York. — On July 3, 1778, British forces massacred 360 men, women, and children in Wyoming, Pennsylvania. — On July 3, 1890, the Idaho Territory became the 43rd state in the Union. — July 3rd is also the birthday of both musician Aaron Tippin and of actor Tom Cruise. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 113 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at …

July 2nd, 1881, US President James Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau, a disappointed office-seeker. Garfield died 79 agonizing days later. — July 2nd, 1937 aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight at the equator. In January of 2024, there came this report: Explorers say they think they’ve found Amelia Earhart’s long-lost plane. — July 2nd, 1679. Europeans first visited Minnesota and saw headwaters of Mississippi in an expedition led by Daniel Greysolon de Du Luth. — On July 2nd, 1808, Simon Fraser completed his trip down …

On July 1st, AD 70,  Roman General Titus (Titus Flavius Vespasianus) and his forces set up battering rams to assault the walls of Jerusalem. July 1st, 1535, Sir Thomas More went on trial for treason for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England. On July 1, 1798 Napoleon‘s fleet reached Alexandria, Egypt. July 1st is the anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, in 1863. Today is Canada Day. On July 1, 1867, the Dominion of Canada was formed, comprising the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec, …

On June 30, 1893, the Excelsior diamond (blue-white 995 carats) then the world’s largest, was discovered in Jagersfontein Mine, South Africa. On June 30, 1834, the U.S. Congress created Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). June 30th is also the anniversary of the tragic death of 19 hotshots in the Yarnell Hill Fire, in 2013. On June 30, 1908, a giant fireball, most likely caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet flattened 80 million trees near the Stony Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate, Russia, in the largest impact event in recorded history. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we …

On June 29, 1939, Ford introduced the revolutionary Ford-Ferguson 9N tractor incorporating Harry Ferguson‘s three-point hitch system. — On June 29th,  1540, the UK parliament passed The Act of Attainder over former Chancellor of the Exchequer of England Thomas Cromwell, indicting him as a heretic — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today’s feature article is a review written by SurvivalBlog Field Gear Editor Thomas Christianson. We are in need of entries for Round 113 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $900,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running the contest. In 2023, we polled blog readers, asking …

On June 28, 1880, the Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly was captured at Glenrowan.  He was executed on November 11th of the same year. — June 28th, 1703 was the birthday of theologian John Wesley. He died March 2, 1791. — Today’s feature article is a guest piece by Brandon Smith, the Editor of Alt-Market.us. — We need some entries for Round 113 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $900,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. In 2023, we polled blog readers, asking for suggested article topics. Refer to that poll …

On June 27, 1778, the Liberty Bell returned home to Philadelphia after the British army’s departure. Today is the birthday Leroy James Sullivan (born June 27, 1933) is an American firearms inventor. Going by Jim Sullivan, he has designed several “scaled-down” versions of larger firearms. He also designed the Beta C-MAG double snail drum magazines. Today is also the birthday of Paul Mauser, (June 27, 1838 – May 29, 1914). He was a German weapon designer and manufacturer.  His strong and reliable bolt action design was used by many nations. The U.S. Springfield Model 1903 is based on the Mauser …

On June 26, 1894, Karl Benz of Germany received a US patent for a gasoline engine-driven automobile. — Last Day of the sale!  The big sale on all of the percussion revolvers in our Elk Creek Company inventory ends tonight.  No paperwork is required. Cartridge conversion cylinders are available for many of these guns. These can be mailed right to your door, in most states.  This sale ends at midnight Pacific Time tonight (Tuesday, June 26th), so get your order in, ASAP! — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 113 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. …

On June 25th, 1876, Native American forces led by Chiefs Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull defeated the U.S. Army troops of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer in a bloody battle near southern Montana’s Little Bighorn River. The Battle of Little Bighorn – also called Custer’s Last Stand – marked the most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S. Army defeat in the long Plains Indian War. While complicated, the generally accepted reason for the battle is that the discovery of gold in South Dakota’s Black Hills in 1875 led to the U.S. government disregarding previous treaty agreements. The gruesome …

On June 24, 1314, with the victory at the Battle of Bannockburn (pictured), Scotland regained its independence from England. — June 24th is the birthday of rifle-toting abolitionist pastor Henry Ward Beecher. (Born 1813, died March 8, 1887.) He and his adherents from his church smuggled so many Sharps rifles to Bleeding Kansas that the Sharps rifles picked up the nickname “Beecher’s Bibles.” The Infogalactic wiki states: “Several of his brothers and sisters became well-known educators and activists, most notably Harriet Beecher Stowe, who achieved worldwide fame with her abolitionist novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” — I may be biased, but …

On June 23, 1925, landslides created the three-mile-long “Slide Lake”, at Gros Ventre Wyoming. Today, nearly a full century later, there are still standing tree trunks in the lake. On June 23, 930, the world’s oldest parliament, the Icelandic Parliament was established, the Alþingi. (Anglicised as Althing or Althingi). — June 23, 1713:  The French residents of Acadia were given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia, Canada — Today’s feature article is a short but important piece by precious metals market analyst Hubert Moolman. The article was selected by JWR, and it is reposted with …

On June 22, 1476, the army of Charles the Bold of Burgundy invaded Switzerland. Their first engagement was the Battle of Morat (pictured), which was fought about 30 kilometers from Bern. The successive Burgundian invasions were successfully repelled by the pike tactics of the well-trained and organized Swiss militias. — On June 22, 1940, France surrendered to Nazi Germany, with the northern half of the country occupied and the south established as the Nazi client state Vichy France. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 113 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this …

On this day in 1788, the US Constitution came into effect when New Hampshire was the 9th state to ratify it. — June 21st is the birthday of Rex Applegate (June 21, 1914 – July 14, 1998), author of Kill or Be Killed. He was a friend and mentor of SurvivalBlog’s Field Gear Editor Emeritus, Pat Cascio. — All of the percussion revolvers in our Elk Creek Company inventory are now on sale.  No paperwork is required. These can be mailed right to your door, in most states.  Cartridge conversion cylinders are available for many models. This sale ends on …

On June 20, 1840, American inventor Samuel F.B. Morse patented his telegraph. — Today marks the Summer Solstice, here in the Northern Hemisphere. — On June 20, 1867, US President Andrew Johnson announced the Alaska Purchase. — On June 20, 1921, there was 11.5″  of rainfall the town of Circle, Montana (a state record.) — June 20th is the birthday of Audie L. Murphy. He was born in 1925. He died in a plane crash on May 28, 1971. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 113 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for …