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July 8th Traditional Cache

Hidden : 5/28/2013
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Terrain:
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Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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July 8th

According to Wikipedia and other sources, on July 8th:

1730 – An estimated magnitude 8.7 earthquake causes a tsunami that damages more than 1,000 km of Chile's coastline.

1889 – The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.

1932 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.

1947 – Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico.

1960 – Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union.

2011 – Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.

This continues the “This Day in History” calendar series. Without the help of the local cachers, this would not be possible! Thank you!

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