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On May 12, 1215, English barons served an ultimatum on King John. This eventually led to the creation and signing of the Magna Carta. –– May 12, 1942: A German U-boat sank a American cargo ship at the mouth of the Mississippi River. In 1942 and 1943, German submarines sank 56 ships in the Gulf region and damaged another 14. To prevent panic, the U.S. Office of Censorship limi...

I believe I’m going into my sixth year raising dairy cattle on a very small scale.  Every time I think I’ve got this figured out, something surprises me.  I thought I would share an update, a general overview, of things I’ve learned so far.  Remember that I have a very small farm, and knew absolutely nothing when I started.  This is not a “How To”, as ther...

This weekly column features media from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. Redoubt News Links Yellowstone’s first bear attack of 2026 leaves two hikers injured and a swath of the park in lockdown. Glacier National Park’s First Fatal Bear A...

“Lead us, Heavenly Father, lead us O’er the world’s tempestuous sea; Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us, For we have no help but Thee.”  – James Edmeston (1791-1867), from Sacred Lyrics (1821) ‘Lead Us, Heavenly Father

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On May 11, 1910, Glacier National Park was established. — In the second week May of 1921 a solar storm began, dubbed The Great Geomagnetic Storm of May 1921. — Starting June 2nd, we will be switching to a weekly posting format for SurvivalBlog, with most posts on Tuesdays. — There are just 20 days left in THE FINAL ROUND of the SurvivalBlog Writing Contest. This is your ...