On June 18, 1682, Quaker William Penn founded Philadelphia.
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On June 18, 1682, English-born Quaker William Penn founded Philadelphia, in the Pennsylvania Colony.
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On June 18, 1767 English sea captain Samuel Wallis sighted Tahiti. He is considered the first European to reach the island.
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June 18th is birthday of Pastor Douglas Wilson. Born in 1953, he is the pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho and a prodigious author of books and articles on Reformed theology.
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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.