September 29th, 1668, the English expedition to Hudson Bay led by Médard Chouart Des Groseilliers of France arrived at Nemiscau River aboard the Nonsuch. This was the genesis of the Hudson Bay Company. The company soon developed wealth and influence that rivaled nation-states. In June of 2025, (357 years later), the company declared bankruptcy.
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September 29th, 1881, was the birthday of economist Ludwig von Mises. (He died October 10, 1973.)
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September 29th,1915: The first transcontinental radio telephone message is sent by the U.S. Navy radio station at Arlington, Virginia, to the naval radio station at Mare Island, San Francisco.
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Just two days left in the big sale at Elk Creek Company. Take note that I recently did some inventorying down in JASBORR and found that I had squirreled away far too many extended pistol magazines. So I’ve added some 30-round Glock 9mm, Glock .45 ACP, and SIG 9mm magazines to the Elk Creek Company Accessories Department. I’m selling all of those magazines at bargain prices. Take a look!
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Take heed: In Asian Monday morning trading (Sunday evening, September 28th, here in the States) gold again hit $3,799 USD per Troy ounce. And more importantly, silver broke out to $46.79 USD. That brought the silver-to-gold ratio down to 81.19-to-1. I predict that silver will soon set an all-time high, and the silver-to-gold ratio will drop to around 55-to-1. Plan accordingly.
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Today’s feature article is a product review by SurvivalBlog Field Gear Editor Tom Christianson.
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