On November 3, 1917, the price of U.S. postage stamps was raised to 3 cents per ounce.
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November 3, 1917: Flooding from a tropical storm killed 84 people in the Winooski River Valley, Vermont.
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And November 3, 1987, Gordon Gould was issued US patent US4704583 for the laser, ending his 30-year battle to be credited as the inventor of the laser.
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A personal request from JWR: I’m presently writing the Introduction for an upcoming Anniversary Edition of my first novel, Patriots. In that, I plan to cite a couple of items from Chapter 1 of The Gray Nineties (the original 19-chapter draft edition of Patriots.) But, oddly, I found that I no longer have a copy! Is there a reader out there who still has an electronic copy? I’d appreciate getting a copy, via e-mail. Many thanks.
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Today’s feature piece is by SurvivalBlog Field Gear Editor Tom Christianson.
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