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April 21st Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 3/20/2013
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With the help of many kind cachers, the "This Day in History" continues.  Please let us know if you would like to help!  This is a classic PNG.
 
April 21st
 
According to Wikipedia and other sources, on April 21st:

1894 – Norway formally adopts the Krag-Jørgensen rifle as the main arm of its armed forces, a weapon that would remain in service for almost 50 years.

1922 – The first Aggie Muster is held as a remembrance for fellow Texas A&M graduates who had died in the previous year.

1934 – The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1999, it is revealed to be a hoax).

1952 – Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated.

1994 – The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomer Alexander Wolszczan.

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