Today is the birthday of the late comedian Bob Newhart. He was born September 5, 1929, and passed away on July 18, 2024. His comedic timing was great.
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On September 5, 1836, Sam Houston was elected President of the Republic of Texas.
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And on this day in 1932, the French Upper Volta was broken up into Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger.
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Today’s feature article is a short piece by our friend Hub Moolman, of South Africa.
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We are in great need of entries for Round 120 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. Take note that the number of entries always drops during the busy summer months, so your statistical chance of being a prize winner is much higher. (There is simply less competition!)
More than $960,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 120 ends on September 30th, 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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