On this day in 2010‚ a magnitude-7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti‚ especially Port-au-Prince‚ killing more than 200‚000 people and leaving more than 1‚000‚000 homeless and touching off a massive international relief effort. — Today is the birthday of Edmund Burke. (Born 1729‚ died 9 July 1797.) — On January 12‚ 1888‚ the “Schoolchildren’s Blizzard” killed 235 people. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 110 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC  are providing a store-wide 10% off coupon. Depending on the … The post Preparedness Notes for Friday — January 12‚ 2024 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.