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September 17 Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

AThrillofTheHunt: Sorry, I thought I archived this cache awhile ago! [:I] All this cache needed was a new log. I wish the last cachers who logged a find on this cache on 06/28/15, would have replaced the cache with a temporary log (a blank piece of paper), instead of leaving the cache empty and signing the outside of the cache! [v] Also, signing the log sheet is part of claiming a find on a cache! Thanks for visiting...

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Hidden : 9/11/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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

According to Wikipedia and other sources, on September 17th:



1630 – The city of Boston, Massachusetts is founded.

1787 – The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia.

1814 – Francis Scott Key finishes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", later to be the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner".

1849 – American abolitionist Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery.

1862 – American Civil War: George B. McClellan halts the northward drive of Robert E. Lee's Confederate army in the single-day Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in American history.

1907 – Warren E. Burger, American politician and judge, 15th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1995) is born.

1908 – The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes killing Selfridge. He becomes the first airplane fatality.

1978 – The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt.

1991 – The first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.

2001 – The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression.

Constitution Day (observed on the previous Friday if it falls Saturday, the following Monday if on a Sunday)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)