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Cache A Day – March 31st
CAUTION: This cache is located near the local movie theatre parking lot. The lot is guarded by video surveilance. Don't be surprised if someone comes out to check on you if you are caching after dark. They have no problem with cachers, but do have issues with underage drinkers and like to keep them out of the area. (I met the head of security while placing the cache)
March 31st is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 275 days remaining until the end of the year.
Today is National I Think Therefore I Am Day (On the Birthday of Rene Descartes, father of modern philosophy), National Farm Workers Day, National Sleep Apnea Day, National Coloring with Crayons Day, National Bunsen Burner Day, National Orange and Lemons Day, and World Tater Day.
Historical events occurring on March 31st include:
1492 - King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain issued the Alhambra edict expelling Jews who were unwilling to convert to Christianity.
1776 - Abigail Adams wrote to her husband John that women were "determined to foment a rebellion" if the new Declaration of Independence failed to guarantee their rights.
1779 - Russia and Turkey signed a treaty concerning military action in Crimea.
1831 - Quebec and Montreal were incorporated as cities.
1854 - The U.S. government signed the Treaty of Kanagawa with Japan. The act opened the ports of Shimoda and Hakotade to American trade.
1862 - Skirmishing between Rebels and Union forces took place at Island 10 on the Mississippi River.
1870 - In Perth Amboy, NJ, Thomas P. Munday became the first black to vote in the U.S.
1880 - Wabash, IN, became the first town to be completely illuminated with electric light.
1889 - In Paris, the Eiffel Tower officially opened.
1900 - The W.E. Roach Company was the first automobile company to put an advertisement in a national magazine. The magazine was the "Saturday Evening Post".
1900 - In France, the National Assembly passed a law reducing the workday for women and children to 11 hours.
1906 - The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States was founded to set rules in amateur sports. The organization became the National Collegiate Athletic Association in 1910.
1917 - The U.S. purchased and took possession of the Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million.
1918 - For the first time in the U.S., Daylight Saving Time went into effect.
1923 - In New York City, the first U.S. dance marathon was held. Alma Cummings set a new world record of 27 hours.
1932 - The Ford Motor Co. debuted its V-8 engine.
1933 - The U.S. Congress authorized the Civilian Conservation Corps to relieve rampant unemployment.
1933 - The "Soperton News" in Georgia became the first newspaper to publish using a pine pulp paper.
1939 - Britain and France agreed to support Poland if Germany threatened invasion.
1940 - La Guardia airport in New York officially opened to the public.
1941 - Germany began a counter offensive in North Africa.
1945 - "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams opened on Broadway. I played Tom Wingfield in a 1973 production of this classic dark drama.
1949 - Winston Churchill declared that the A-bomb was the only thing that kept the U.S.S.R. from taking over Europe.
1949 - Newfoundland entered the Canadian confederation as its 10th province.
1966 - An estimated 200,000 anti-war demonstrators march in New York City.
1966 - The Soviet Union launched Luna 10, which became the first spacecraft to enter a lunar orbit.
1993 - Brandon Lee was killed accidentally while filming a movie.
1994 - "Nature" magazine announced that a complete skull of Australppithecus afarensis had been found in Ethiopia. The finding is of humankind's earliest ancestor.
1998 - For the first time in U.S. history the federal government's detailed financial statement was released. This occurred under the Clinton administration.
1999 - Fabio was hit in the face by a bird during a promotional ride of a new roller coaster at the Busch Gardens theme park in Williamsburg, VA. Fabio received a one-inch cut across his nose.
2004 - Air America Radio launched five stations around the U.S.
2004 - Google Inc. announced that it would be introducing a free e-mail service called Gmail.
Born on March 31st
Rene Descartes 1596 - Philosopher, "I think, therefore I am"
Andrew Marvell 1621 - Poet
John Harrison 1693
Nikolai Gogol 1809 - Playwright, novelist
Edward Fitzgerald 1809 - Author
Robert Wilhelm Bunsen 1811
Mary Chestnut 1823 - Author
Sir Dugald Clerk 1854
Jack Johnson 1878 - Boxer, author
Henry Morgan 1915 - Comedian
Tommy Bolt 1918 - Golfer
Richard Kiley 1922 - Actor ("The Thorn Birds")
Leo Buscaglia 1925
Cesar Chavez 1927 - Labor leader, founder of National Farm Workers Association
William Daniels 1927 - Actor ("St. Elsewher", voice of KITT on "Knight Rider")
Gordie (Gordon) Howe 1928 - Hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers)
Lefty (William Orville) Frizzell 1928 - Country musician
Liz Claiborne 1929 - Fashion designer
Miller Barber 1931 - Golfer
John Jakes 1932 - Author ("California", "In the Big Country")
John D. Loudermilk 1934 - Country singer and songwriter
Shirley Jones 1934 - Singer, Actress ("The Partridge Family")
Richard Chamberlain 1934 - Actor ("The Bourne Identity")
Billy Hicke 1938 - Hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, NY Rangers, Minnesota Rangers, Baltimore Clippers, Oakland Seals, California Golden Seals, Pittsburgh Penguins)
Herb Alpert 1935 - Musician
Christopher Walken 1943 - Actor ("The Deerhunter", "Pulp Fiction")
Rod Allen 1944 - Musician (The Fortunes)
Gabe Kaplan 1945 - Actor ("Welcome Back Kotter"), comedian
Al Nichol 1946 - Musician (The Turtles)
Al Gore 1948 - U.S. Vice President under President Bill Clinton
Rhea Perlman 1948 - Actress ("Cheers"), comedian
Mick Ralphs 1948 - Musician (Bad Company, Mott the Hoople)
Ed Marinaro 1950 - Football player (Minnesota Vikings), Actor ("Hill Street Blues")
Sean Hopper 1953 - Musician (Huey Lewis and The News)
Marc McClure 1957 - Actor ("Freak Friday")
Angus Young 1959 - Guitar player (AC/DC), Official AC/DC Store
William McNamara 1965 - Actor
Pavel Bure 1971 - Hockey player
Ewen McGregor 1971 - Actor ("Star Wars: The Phantom Menace", "Moulin Rouge")
This Cache a Day Series will run all year for 2010. Caches will remain active for one year from date of placement (unless the site becomes otherwise unsuitable for a cache prior to that time).
Bonus points for finding the cache on the day it is released.
Double bonus points if it is your birthday! (Send me a note with your date of birth and I will include it in the cache listing.)
Triple bonus points for finding the entire series. (Ok, so that should be worth a lot more. We’ll figure out some suitable award for any survivors left at the end of the year)
Additional Hints
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