BWTG - August 2016 Event Cache
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Thursday, August 18, 2016
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BWTG - August 2016
Thursday, August 18, 2016 from 6:30am - 7:30am.
What's Special on today?
Events
1587 – Virginia Dare, granddaughter of Governor John White of the Colony of Roanoke, becomes the first English child born in the Americas.
1590 – John White, the governor of the Roanoke Colony, returns from a supply trip to England and finds his settlement deserted.This has come to be known as ‘The Lost Colony’.
1612 – The trial of the Pendle witches, one of England's most famous witch trials, begins at Lancaster Assizes.
1634 – Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France.
1783 – A huge fireball meteor is seen across Great Britain as it passes over the east coast.
1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Globe Tavern: Union forces try to cut a vital Confederate supply-line into Petersburg, Virginia, by attacking the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. Trains are cool.
1868 – French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.
1877 – Asaph Hall discovers Martian moon Phobos
1903 – German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.
1920 – The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.
1940 – World War II: The Hardest Day air battle, part of the Battle of Britain. At that point, the largest aerial engagement in history with heavy losses sustained on both sides.
1963 – American civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first black person to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
1971 – Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam.
1983 – Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 22 people and causing over US$1 billion in damage (1983 dollars).
Birthdays
1685 – Brook Taylor, English mathematician and theorist (d. 1731)
1774 – Meriwether Lewis, American soldier, explorer, and politician, co-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (d. 1809)
1834 – Marshall Field, American businessman, founded Marshall Field's (d. 1906)
1904 – Max Factor, Jr., American businessman (d. 1996)
1911 – Klara Dan von Neumann, Hungarian computer scientist and programmer (d. 1963)
1920 – Shelley Winters, American actress and singer (d. 2006)
1927 – Rosalynn Carter, American wife of Jimmy Carter, 41st First Lady of the United States
1928 – Marge Schott, American businesswoman (d. 2004)
1933 – Roman Polanski, French-Polish director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
1934 – Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and soldier (d. 1972)
1936 – Robert Redford, American actor, director, and producer
1943 – Martin Mull, American actor
1952 – Patrick Swayze, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 2009). “Nobody puts baby in a corner!”
1969 – Christian Slater, American actor and producer
Deaths
1227 – Genghis Khan, Mongolian emperor (b. 1162)
1919 – Joseph E. Seagram, Canadian businessman and politician, founded the Seagram Company (b. 1841)
1940 – Walter Chrysler, American businessman, founded Chrysler (b. 1875)
1990 – B. F. Skinner, American psychologist and philosopher, invented the Skinner box (b. 1904)
2014 – Don Pardo, American radio and television announcer (b. 1918)
Today is ” Bad Poetry Day ”!
Bad Poetry Day is a day to create some really bad verse. But, why you ask? Perhaps, the answer is simply "because you can". Maybe, it exists to allow us to better appreciate good poetry. Or, perhaps it is to be written to irritate someone......
This special day was actually created by the good folks at Wellcat.com. They have created a number of special days and have actually copyrighted them so they can profit by it. Dontcha just love America!?
So in celebration, here’s to all.
So, you're a poet,
But you don't know it.
Try writing some verse,
But, don't be terse.
After it's writ,
It will read like..........
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, August 18, 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!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Vs lbh pna’g znxr vg,
ab arrq gb pel,
whfg qba’g or yngr,
yvxr ovaqrelthl!
Treasures
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