On July 7, 1908, the U.S Navy’s Great White Fleet departed San Francisco Bay. The U.S. Atlantic Fleet then visited Honolulu, Hawaii; Auckland, New Zealand; Sydney, Melbourne, and Albany, Australia; Manila, Philippine Islands; Yokohama, Japan; Colombo, Ceylon. The ships arrived at Suez, Egypt, on January 3, 1909.
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July 7, 1905: A high temperature of 127°F (53°C) was recorded in Parker, Arizona. This was a state record that held until 1994.
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July 7th, 1907 was the birthday of science fiction novelist Robert A. Heinlein. He passed away on May 8, 1988, at age 80.
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Please keep praying for the folks in the Texas Hill Country affected by the floods. (Note the house coming downriver at the video’s 11:10 mark.) The death toll is now more than 100. I was most recently in that area in March of 2022, visiting a consulting client, picking up a vehicle, and attending the Kerrville gun show. By the way, for context, you may have seen some of the Abandoned Resort series of videos produced by Dr. Matt Carriker. That resort and shooting range property is on the Guadalupe River. Thankfully, most of that property is on high ground.)
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Today’s feature article is a review penned by SurvivalBlog Field Gear Editor Tom Christianson.
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We need more 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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