Wake Up and Smell an Extra Day! Event Cache

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Hidden : Saturday, February 29, 2020
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

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29 February 2020, 08:00 - 09:30

Everybody has a different way of waking up in the morning. Here's a way to start out your morning, by gathering with a like minded bunch of people to swap stories about geocaching over a cup of Joe.

It's Leap Day, that extra day we get every four years. Those born on Leap Day are forever young, so if you know of anyone who was born on Leap Day, congratulate them for their special birthday. 



Come on down and grab a cup of coffee and spend some time shooting the breeze with other local geocachers. You'll be able to trade travel bugs and just hang out for awhile while you recharge your batteries with your favorite type of morning beverage.



This event will be held at the Starbucks in Pomona at 517 E. Foothill.  The event will start at 8:00 AM and end somewhere around 9:30 in the morning. That way, you'll still have plenty of time to do whatever you wanted to do for the rest of the day. There should be plenty of parking for this event and there's a nice outdoor patio if you want to bring your pooches to the event. If it's cold or rainy, we will be inside however.

On this date in history:

  • February 29, 1712 : February 29 is followed by February 30 in Sweden, in a move to abolish the Swedish calendar for a return to the Julian calendar.
  • February 29, 1892 : St. Petersburg, Florida is incorporated.
  • February 29, 1940 : For her performance as "Mammy" in Gone with the Wind, Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win an Academy Award.
  • February 29, 1944 : The Admiralty Islands are invaded in Operation Brewer led by American General Douglas MacArthur.
  • February 29, 1980 : Gordie Howe of the then Hartford Whalers makes NHL history as he scores his 800th goal.
  • February 29, 1992 : First day of Bosnia and Herzegovina independence referendum.
Birthdays on this date in history:

  • February 29, 1860: Herman Hollerith, American statistician and businessman, co-founded the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (later to become IBM) (d. 1929)
  • February 29, 1904: Jimmy Dorsey, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1957)
  • February 29, 1916: Leonard Shoen, founder of U-Haul Corp. (d. 1999)
  • February 29, 1936: Jack R. Lousma, American colonel, astronaut, and politician
  • February 29, 1956: Bob Speller, Canadian businessman and politician, 30th Canadian Minister of Agriculture
  • February 29, 1976: Terrence Long, American baseball player
Notable deaths on this date in history:

  • February 29, 1908: Pat Garrett, American sheriff (b. 1850)
  • February 29, 1920: Ernie Courtney, American baseball player (b. 1875)
  • February 29, 1940: E. F. Benson, English archaeologist and author (b. 1867)
  • February 29, 1960: Melvin Purvis, American police officer and FBI agent (b. 1903)
  • February 29, 2004: Jerome Lawrence, American playwright and author (b. 1915)
  • February 29, 2012: Davy Jones, English singer (The Monkees), guitarist and actor (b. 1945)

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