On March 14, 1899, German Ferdinand von Zeppelin received a US patent for a “Navigable Balloon”.
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Today’s feature article is the first installment of a three-part guest article from our friend Mrs. Alaska.
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We need entries for Round 123 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $981,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 123 ends on March 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. 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.