Gunner Quinn
January 7, 1785: The first balloon flight across the English Channel, by Jean Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries.
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January 7,1927: Commercial transatlantic telephone service was inaugurated between New York and London.
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Today is the birthday of Senator Rand Paul, born 1963.
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This is also the birthday of Cresson Kearny (born 1914, died December 18, 2003.)
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Today’s feature article is a guest post by one of my consulting clients. It is not eligible for the writing contest judging. – JWR
We are seeking entries for Round 116 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $935,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. 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. Round 116 ends on January 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.
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