GC6ZXWH BWTG - February 2017 (Event Cache) in Michigan, United States created by Moldslug

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Hidden : Thursday, February 16, 2017

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BWTG - February 2017

Thursday, February 16, 2017 from 6:30am - 7:30am.

What's Special on today?

Events

1852 – Studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established.
1862 – American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
1874 – Silver Dollar becomes legal US tender.
1881 – The Canadian Pacific Railway is incorporated by Act of Parliament at Ottawa (44th Vic., c.1).Trains are cool.
1923 – Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
1933 – The Blaine Act ends Prohibition in the United States. Cheers!
1937 – Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.
1943 – World War II: Insertion of Operation Gunnerside, Norway.This was the final of a series of actions undertaken by Norwegian saboteurs during World War II to prevent the German nuclear energy project from acquiring heavy water (deuterium oxide), which could have been used by the Nazis to produce nuclear weapons. At Vemork, Norway, Norsk Hydro built the first commercial plant capable of producing heavy water as a byproduct of fertilizer production. A team of SOE-trained Norwegian commandos succeeded in destroying the production facility and Operation Gunnerside was later evaluated by SOE as the most successful act of sabotage in all of World War II.
1959 – Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1.
1968 – In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service.
1978 – The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago).
1987 – The trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of being a Nazi guard dubbed "Ivan the Terrible" in Treblinka extermination camp, starts in Jerusalem.
2005 – The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia.
2005 – The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004–05 regular season and playoffs.
2006 – The last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.

Birthdays

1698 – Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer (d. 1758). He is also known as "the father of naval architecture".
1812 – Henry Wilson, American colonel and politician, 18th Vice President of the United States (d. 1875)
1843 – Henry M. Leland, American engineer and businessman, founded Cadillac and Lincoln (d. 1932) He also invented the electric barber clippers, and for a short time produced a unique toy train, the Leland-Detroit Monorail. Toy trains are cool.
1903 – Edgar Bergen, American ventriloquist and actor (d. 1978)
1909 – Hugh Beaumont, American actor and director (d. 1982) He is best known for his portrayal of Ward Cleaver on the television series Leave It to Beaver.
1909 – Richard McDonald, American businessman, co-founded McDonald's (d. 1998)
1926 – Margot Frank, German-Dutch holocaust victim (d. 1945). She was the older sister of Anne Frank and they both died at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
1935 – Sonny Bono, American actor, singer, and politician (d. 1998)
1935 – Bradford Parkinson, American colonel and engineer. The Air Force colonel is best known as the father of the Global Positioning System (along with Roger L. Easton and Ivan A. Getting).Yes, that GPS thing.
1941 – Kim Jong-il, North Korean commander and politician, 2nd Supreme Leader of North Korea (d. 2011).
1957 – LeVar Burton, German-American actor, director, and producer
1959 – John McEnroe, German-American tennis player and sportscaster
1972 – Jerome Bettis, American football player and sportscaster, also known as ‘The Bus’.

Deaths

1928 – Eddie Foy, Sr., American actor and dancer (b. 1856)
1932 – Edgar Speyer, American-English financier and philanthropist (b. 1862). He was American-born but became a British subject in 1892. H became chairman of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL, forerunner of the London Underground) from 1906 to 1915, a period during which the company opened three underground railway lines, electrified a fourth and took over two more. Underground trains are cool.
1961 – Dazzy Vance, American baseball player (b. 1891). Known for his impressive fastball, Vance was the only pitcher to lead the National League in strikeouts seven consecutive seasons.
2001 – William Masters, American gynecologist and sexologist (b. 1915) He is best known as the senior member of the Masters and Johnson sexuality research team.
2012 – Gary Carter, American baseball player and coach (b. 1954)
2017 - Elizabeth Evans, known by her caching name anttoady, was a fun loving friend to everyone she met.

Today is ” National Almond Day ”!

With a history that dates back to ancient times, it’s no wonder this miraculous little tree fruit is so widely used and revered. It’s also no wonder that this ultimate super food has its very own day of honor.

Those almonds you pop as a midday snack travelled a long, roundabout way before settling in California where about 80 per cent of the world’s almonds are now grown. Originally from central and southwest Asia, almonds became a staple food there that helped sustain the long journeys of nomadic tribes.
Nearly every ancient civilization used almonds. By 4,000 B.C. people were cultivating almond trees, which blossomed well in the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
Even King Tut took several handfuls of almonds to his grave in 1352 B.C., to nourish him on his journey into the afterlife. Persians and Arabs made a milk of almond meal and water, which they valued both as a refreshing drink and as an ingredient in other foods.

In 1840, attempts to grow almonds in America were met with little success. The thinking went that if peaches, which are genetically similar to almonds, could grow in southern states then they could grow almonds successfully in Texas, New Mexico and Georgia. But growers soon discovered that the early blooming almond regularly fell to late frosts in those areas or to diseases of high humidity.
In the 1850s, plantings near Sacramento, Monterey and Los Angeles showed promise and a new industry was born for California growers. Today, the state of California is the biggest producer of the world’s supply of almonds.

Packed with vitamin E, magnesium and fibre, almonds are one of the most heart-healthy foods on the market. In fact, the FDA issued a qualified health claim in 2003 that states: "Scientific evidence suggests, but does not prove, that eating 1.5 ounces per day of most nuts, such as almonds, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease.”
Those on gluten-free diets love almonds because they’re a great substitute for bread crumbs and some flours.

So whether you enjoy them plain or roasted, paired with chocolate or fish, or perhaps as the ultimate aid for dry skin be sure to celebrate National Almond Day!

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, February 16, 2017 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!