On June 27, 1709 in the Great Northern War: Peter the Great of Russia defeated Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava. Charles then went into exile in Bender, in the Ottoman Empire. The painting above is titled The Battle of Poltava by Pierre-Denis Martin.
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June 27th, 1893: Great stock crash on the New York Stock Exchange, known as the Panic of 1893.
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Today is the birthday of the late Leroy James Sullivan (born June 27, 1933 – September 22, 2024), an American firearms inventor. Jim Sullivan designed several “scaled-down” versions of larger firearms. He also designed the Beta C-MAG double snail drum magazines.
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Today is 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 Model 1898, and in fact the U.S. government famously lost in a patent infringement lawsuit. Ironically, the U.S. government continued to pay the Mauser company royalties on each M1903 Springfield produced, even during and after World War I.
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June 27th is also the birthday of economist Dr. Ravi Batra. (Born 1943.)
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Just a few days left! We are running a one-week sale on all of our pre-1899 sporter rifles at Elk Creek Company. There are some very deep discounts. Order yours, soon. They can be mailed directly to your doorstep or your P.O. box, in most states. This sale will end on Monday, June 30th.
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Today’s feature article is a guest post from a reader who asked that it not be considered an entry for the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest.
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We are need of entries for Round 119 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $960,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 119 ends on July 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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