On February 2‚ 1709‚ British sailor Alexander Selkirk was rescued by explorer and pirate William Dampier (pictured) after being marooned on a desert island for five years. His story inspired the book “Robinson Crusoe.” — On February 2‚ 1980‚ the FBI‘s undercover criminal investigation known as Abscam was revealed to the public; it resulted in the convictions of various elected officials on an assortment of bribery and corruption charges. — On February 2‚ 1653‚ New Amsterdam ( later New York City) was incorporated as a city. — Today we present a guest article by Montana-based economist and commentator Brandon Smith‚ … The post Preparedness Notes for Friday — February 2‚ 2024 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.