On April 30, 1789, George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States of America at Federal Hall in New York City.
On April 30, 1897, English physicist J.J. Thomson announced that he had discovered the electron, which helped revolutionize the knowledge of atomic structure; he was later awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics.
April 30, 1777 was the birthday of Carl Friedrich Gauss, who is widely considered the world’s greatest mathematician.
Camerone Day is celebrated on April 30th every year — the Foreign Legion’s most important holiday.
Today is the birthday of sci-fi novelist Larry Niven (born April 30, 1938). Along with Jerry Pournelle, he co-authored the survivalist classic Lucifer’s Hammer.
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Today, we present a guest article from our friend Hub Moolman.
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We are seeking entries for Round 118 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $950,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 118 ends on May 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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