April 13, 1743 was the birthday of Thomas Jefferson.

April 13, 1743 was the birthday of Thomas Jefferson. Patriotically, he died on July 4th, 1826.)
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Today we present another entry for Round 106 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include:
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More than $800,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. We recently polled blog readers, asking for suggested article topics. Refer to that poll if you haven’t yet chosen an article topic. Round 106 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.