January 22‚ 1879: In the Battle of Rorke’s Drift‚ a British garrison of 139 soldiers held off an estimated 4‚000 Zulu warriors. Eleven Victoria Crosses and a number of other decorations were awarded to the defenders. The image above is a still from the well-known 1964 movie Zulu‚ that fairly accurately showed the Battle of Rorke’s Drift. On January 22‚ 1944‚ Allied forces began landing at Anzio‚ Italy. — The 2005-2023 SurvivalBlog Archive USB sticks are selling very quickly. Many folks are ordering 2‚ 3‚ or more. One reader ordered ten sticks. Last week‚ I posted a list of the … The post Preparedness Notes for Monday — January 22‚ 2024 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.