In a nationwide television address on March 23, 1983, U.S. President Ronald Reagan announced the Strategic Defense Initiative, a proposed strategic defensive system against potential nuclear attacks.
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Today is the anniversary of Patrick Henry’s famous Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death speech. It was delivered to the Second Virginia Revolutionary Convention meeting at St. John’s Church, Richmond, on March 23, 1775. (2025 will be the 250th anniversary of the speech.)
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This is also the birthday of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. He directed 30 films. His samurai films (many starring Toshiro Mifune) such as Yojimbo, Sanjuro, The Hidden Fortress, Rashomon, The Seven Samurai, Kagemusha, and Ran are considered legendary in the cinema world.
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I see that we are rapidly approaching our 2,400th Quote Of The Day. I suppose that it is time to start compiling a SurvivallBlog Book of Quotations. The first quote that I posted was on September 30th, 2005. It was: “Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.” – Thomas Jefferson. I can safely say that I’ve probably quoted Jefferson more than any other American. But of course, I quote the Holy Bible two days a week, making it by far my most quoted source.
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Today’s short feature post is a guest post from Mrs. Alaska. It was too short to be considered in the writing contest judging.
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There are just eight days left in Round 111 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $875,000 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 if you haven’t yet chosen an article topic. Since Round 111 ends soon, please e-mail us your entry soon. 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.