On September 2, 1666, the Great Fire of London began at 2 A.M. on Pudding Lane. It is estimated that 80{ebf8267f808eac43d24742043db51eeeb004db6334271e1bb6fe8c21c7925753} of London was destroyed in the fire. Some 13,200 homes were destroyed, along with St. Paul’s Cathedral (which had stood for 500 years), and 84 out of London’s 109 parish churches. Thatched roofs had been formally banned since the Great Fire of Southwark in 1212, but that roofing method was still widely used in defiance of the ban up until the Great Fire of London.
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September 2, 1969 was the day that the first automatic teller machine (ATM) made its first public debut, dispensing cash to customers at Chemical Bank in Rockville Center, New York. While being as indispensable to most people as cell phones and e-mail, they have introduced a whole new set of issues. Consumers are faced with scams, skimmers, and robbers, and even fake ATMs have been discovered.
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A reminder: The Paratus gift-giving holiday is celebrated on the Third Friday in September, each year. This year, that falls on September 20th. Give the gift of preparedness to your family and friends!
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Today’s feature article is a review written by SurvivalBlog Field Gear Editor Tom Christianson.
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We are seeking entries for Round 114 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. 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. Please refer to that poll if you haven’t yet chosen an article topic. Round 114 ends on September 30th, 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.
