On July 3, 1861, the Pony Express with the first delivery of overland letters.
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On July 3, 1861, the Pony Express arrived in San Francisco with the first delivery of overland letters from New York.
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On July 3, 1778, British forces massacred 360 men, women, and children in Wyoming, Pennsylvania.
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On July 3, 1890, the Idaho Territory became the 43rd state in the Union.
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July 3rd is also the birthday of both musician Aaron Tippin and of actor Tom Cruise.
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Today we present another entry for Round 113 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include:
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More than $900,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. In 2023, we polled blog readers, asking for suggested article topics. Refer to that poll if you haven’t yet chosen an article topic. Round 113 ends on July 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.