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August 16th Traditional Cache

Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Congratulations to Elwood1 for his First-To-Find!!!

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

August 16th:

According to Wikipedia and other sources, on August 16th:

1948 – Babe Ruth, American baseball player (b. 1895) passes away.

1954 – Sports Illustrated was first published by Time Inc.

1963 – Corp Of Discovery is born.

1977 – Elvis Presley died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn., at age 42.

2008 – The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1,389 feet (423 m), at the time becoming the world's highest residence above ground-level.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)