Here is an easy puzzle that requires you to brush up on your history knowledge. (With some help from Google). I give you 5 things that happen and you need to figure out on which day they happened. The solution will be as follows:
N49 A.B W122 C.D
A= On this day ...
- An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000.
- King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne.
- The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.
- NBC's long-running morning news program "Today" debuts, with host Dave Garroway.
- Toronto, Ontario Mayor Mel Lastman becomes the first mayor in Canada to call in the Army to help with emergency medical evacuations and snow removal after more than one meter of snow paralyzes the city.
B= On this day ...
- ABC's 1st color TV series - The Jetsons first broadcast
- "That'll Be the Day" by Buddy Holly and The Crickets reaches #1 in the US
- Augustus Caesar was born
- John Lennon's single "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night", featuring Elton John, released in US; it was Lennon's only solo No. 1 single during his lifetime.
C= On this day ...
- World Trade Center is bombed by a truck bomb parked below the North Tower.
- Fats Domino, Michael Bolton, Buffalo Bill all share this
- Robert Watson-Watt carries out a demonstration near Daventry which leads directly to the development of radar in the United Kingdom.
D= On this day ...
- San Francisco earthquake and fire kills nearly 4,000 while destroying 75% of the city.
- Paul Revere began his famous ride from Charlestown to Lexington, Massachusetts, warning colonists that British Regular troops were approaching.
- IBM produces 1st megabit-chip.
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The Gold Star Series is a 10 part puzzle series has been created to promote and teach novice geocachers the art and skill of puzzle problem solving. The idea is to teach some of the fundamentals skills involved by exposing you to them. Each puzzle has be constructed to be both fun and between easy to moderate difficulty to solve. Everyone from new to even accomplish puzzle solving cachers will enjoy this series. Each puzzle solution is of course not in the lake but is within 2 miles of the posted coordinates. In each of the first 10 caches you will find a number in the lid and logbook of the cache. You will need to write this number down and use all 10 to solve the location of the last 11th cache is. Inside the 11th cache will be 10 unique beads for the first 10 finders. Take one, and hang onto it for later when all 10 have been taken there will be a random prize draw for 10 prizes. Prizes will be announced at the 2010 Lower Mainland Blitz closing event, will container non-activated geocoins, and various other premium geoswag items some of which are being donated by World Caching. |
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