1894: Karl Benz received a US patent for a gasoline automobile.
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On June 26, 1894, Karl Benz of Germany received a US patent for a gasoline engine-driven automobile.
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Last Day of the sale! The big sale on all of the percussion revolvers in our Elk Creek Company inventory ends tonight. No paperwork is required. Cartridge conversion cylinders are available for many of these guns. These can be mailed right to your door, in most states. This sale ends at midnight Pacific Time tonight (Tuesday, June 26th), so get your order in, ASAP!
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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.