Gunner Quinn
On February 21, 1857, the U.S. Congress outlawed foreign currency as legal tender in the US. Pictured is a Spaaish 8 Reales silver coin.
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February 21, 1937, the League of Nations banned foreign national “volunteers” in the Spanish Civil War.
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Because of my two recent cataract surgeries, I won’t be posting much today. Thanks for your patience.
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We are in need of entries for Round 117 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $950,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 117 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.
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