July 31st Traditional Cache
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According to Wikipedia and other sources, on July 31st:
1715 – A Spanish treasure fleet of 10 ships under Admiral Ubilla leaves Havana, Cuba for Spain. Seven days later, 9 of them sink in a storm off the coast of Florida. A few centuries later, treasure is salvaged from these wrecks.
1931 – New York, New York experimental television station W2XAB (now known as WCBS) begins broadcasts.
1990 – Nolan Ryan became the 20th major league pitcher to win 300 games as his Texas Rangers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3.
2012 – Michael Phelps breaks the record set in 1964 by Larisa Latynina for the greatest number of medals won at the Olympics.
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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