<;p>;On April 12‚ 1861‚ Fort Sumter‚ one of the few military installations in the South still in Federal hands‚ came under fire from Confederate guns in Charleston‚ South Carolina‚ thus initiating the American Civil War. April 12th is the birthday of the late novelist Tom Clancy. (Born 1947‚ died October 1‚ 2013). It was Clancy who almost single-handedly created the modern techno-thriller genre‚ with his first novel‚ The Hunt For Red October. Coincidentally‚ Tom Clancys first literary agent is now my agent‚ Robert Gottlieb. Joshua at Ready Made Resources wrote to mention: For the month of April‚ anyone placing <;/p>; <;p>;The post <;a rel=";nofollow"; href=";https://survivalblog.com/2024/04/12/preparedness-notes-for-friday-april-12-2024/";>;Preparedness Notes for Friday April 12‚ 2024<;/a>; appeared first on <;a rel=";nofollow"; href=";https://survivalblog.com/";>;SurvivalBlog.com<;/a>;.<;/p>;