Preparedness Notes for Saturday — December 28, 2019

December 28, 1793 is the day that Thomas Paine was arrested in France for treason. The charges against him were never fully detailed, but he was tried in absentia on December 26 and convicted. Best known as the author of Common Sense, he moved to Paris to be part of the French revolution. Initially welcomed, the tide soon turned against him, because he was opposed to the death penalty and the French revolutionaries were sending hundreds to the guillotine.

Today, instead of another regular entry for Round 85 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest, we are presenting two short articles that are too brief to qualify to be part of the judging. Our thanks to the authors!