GC6H249 BWTG - May 2016 (Event Cache) in Michigan, United States created by Moldslug

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Hidden : Thursday, May 19, 2016

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BWTG - May 2016

Thursday, May 19, 2016 from 6:30am - 7:30am.

What's Special on today?

Events

1499 – Catherine of Aragon is married by proxy to Arthur, Prince of Wales. Catherine is 13 and Arthur is 12.
1535 – French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships, 110 men, and Chief Donnacona's two sons (whom Cartier had kidnapped during his first voyage).
1536 – Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.
1743 – Jean-Pierre Christin developed the centigrade temperature scale.
1828 – U.S. President John Quincy Adams signs the Tariff of 1828 into law, protecting wool manufacturers in the United States.
1848 – Mexican–American War: Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo thus ending the war and ceding California, Nevada, Utah and parts of four other modern-day U.S. states to the United States for US$15 million.
1911 – Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior.
1921 – The United States Congress passes the Emergency Quota Act establishing national quotas on immigration.
1943 – World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt set Monday, May 1, 1944 as the date for the Normandy landings ("D-Day"). It would later be delayed over a month due to bad weather.
1950 – A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the city.
1962 – A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday".
1971 – Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union.
1984 – Michael Larson, a contestant on the television game show ‘Press Your Luck’ exploits a bug in the prize board, and wins over US$110,000.

Birthdays

1795 – Johns Hopkins, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1873)
1890 – Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam (d. 1969)
1897 – Frank Luke, American lieutenant and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient from WWI (d. 1918). He was the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor, awarded posthumously after 18 ‘victories’, second only after Captain Eddie Rickenbacker who had 26.
1925 – Malcolm X, American minister and activist (d. 1965)
1928 – Colin Chapman, English engineer and businessman, founded Lotus Cars (d. 1982)
1934 – Jim Lehrer, American journalist and author
1939 – Dick Scobee, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1986). He was killed commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger, which suffered catastrophic booster failure during launch of the STS-51-L mission.
1945 – Pete Townshend, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Who)
1946 – André the Giant, French-American wrestler and actor (d. 1993)
1949 – Dusty Hill, American singer-songwriter and bass player (ZZ Top)
1954 – Phil Rudd, Australian-New Zealand drummer (AC/DC)
1959 – Nicole Brown Simpson, German-American murder victim and former wife of O.J. Simpson. (d. 1994)
1977 – Brandon Inge, former Detroit Tiger baseball player.

Deaths

1536 – Anne Boleyn, 2nd wife of Henry VIII of England (b. 1501). See above for cause of death.
1637 – Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (b. 1588). Rejecting Aristotle, Beeckman developed, independent of Sebastian Basso, the concept that matter is composed of atoms.
1864 – Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author and diplomat (b. 1804). His works included ‘The House of the Seven Gables’, ‘Twice-Told Tales’, & ‘The Scarlet Letter’.
1935 – T. E. Lawrence, Welsh-English colonel and archaeologist (b. 1888). He earned international fame as is best known as ‘Lawrence of Arabia’
1994 – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American journalist, 37th First Lady of the United States (b. 1929)

Today is ” Boy's Club and Girls Club Day ”!

According to the website holidayinsights.com, May 19th is Boys and Girls Club Day which celebrates the invaluable Boy's Clubs and Girl's Clubs around the country. There are clubs all over America providing safe recreational activities for our youth. They teach values and citizenship. They help to keep kids out of trouble and off of the street.

Today is a day to recognize the importance of these groups for our children and to the community. With more and more parents at work, and broken families, these groups take on added importance.

You can celebrate Boys Club and Girl's Club Day in a variety of ways: Learn about your local Boy's and Girl's clubs Encourage your children to join them As parents and adults, volunteer your time Make a donation If there is no club in your area, play a role in starting one.

The event??
Breakfast With The Gang. Breakfast With The Geocachers. Bulging Waistlines Totally Grew. Breakfast With The Goofballs. Beware When Travis Geocaches. Breakfast With Team Geochef. Best Way To Geocache. Breakfast While Talking Geocaching. BWTG="Brian-Wussy; Travis-Greatest".

Call it what you want, but whatever you call it, it IS good food and great company. So let's get together, talk caching, and eat!

When?
Thursday, May 19, 2016 from 6:30am - 7:30am. (Oh yes, AM, in the morning, bright and early, rise and shine sleepy head). You may stay longer if you'd like, that depends on what time you have to show up for work or be somewhere else.

Where?
We will be meeting for a good, hearty breakfast at Cracker Barrel, just South of I-94.

Who?
Everyone is welcome at the event!

What Do I Bring?
Bring a good, hearty appetite and be ready to share some of the best memories you have of geocaching; including, but not limited to, best caches, best events, best hospital story, best encounter with local law enforcement authorities, etc.

Celebrating a Milestone?
We want to know! Post it on the event page and you'll be acknowledged here as an official part of this event's history!

What do I do AFTER the event?
If you don't have to go to work or be somewhere else, we suggest you get out and cache!!! Either alone or with one of the groups that will, undoubtedly, be formed before, during or after the event. A great geocaching day can start here and then head north to Conman/Team Peterson’s potluck event in GR. A twofer with a lot o'fun inbetween!