In one of history’s most famous “last stands”, 7,000 warriors from an alliance of Greek states led by Leonidas I blocked the pass of Thermopylae for a week against an invading Persian army estimated at 120,000-300,000 strong, led by Xerxes I. August 20th, 1866 was the day that President Andrew Johnson formally declared the end of the Civil War. We are in great need of entries for Round 120 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest.
Author: James Wesley Rawles
Published at: 2025-08-19 21:16:49
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