2003
This series is dedicated to the first 20 years of geocaching and celebrating the community it created around the world.
The caches in this series should be pretty easy finds. The fun part should be reading the fun facts and historical notes on each page.
As always, be safe and watch out for nature’s hazards like wild animals, snakes, poisonous plants, and stinging critters.
As you log these caches, please feel free to share any fun facts, trivia, or memories about this particular year.
In 2003:
The first Cache In Trash Out Event was held. (CITO)
Texas Geocaching Association was founded by UsMorrows, Moosiegirl, and 9Key.
The first ever Geo Woodstock event was held in Kentucky.
The U.S. population was 291 million.
Alphabet blocks and checkers were inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame.
Basketball legend Michael Jordan retired.
Gil de Ferran won the Indy 500.
Micheal Waltrip won the rain shortened Daytona 500.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the Super Bowl.
Florida Marlins won the World Series.
The New Jersey Devils clinched the Stanley Cup.
Gasoline was $1.59 per gallon.
A Ford Ranger cost $8,995.00.
Heinz Ketchup was 99 cents for a 24-ounce bottle.
Hellman’s Mayonnaise cost $1.99 for a 32-ounce jar.
Strawberries were $5.00 for a two-pound container.
Tuna cost 99 cents for a six-ounce can.
Federal spending was $2,158 billion and the U.S. debt was $6,783 billion.
The median income was $45,016.00.
A first-class stamp cost $0.37.
Apple launched iTunes and sold one million songs during the first week.
President Bush announced that major combat in Iraq was over.
Time Magazine’s Person of the Year was the American soldier.
Flexitarian was slang for a vegetarian who occasionally eats meat.
5-hour Energy was introduced into the marketplace.
Space shuttle Columbia exploded over Texas, killing the whole crew.
During the period from May 4-10, 393 tornadoes were reported in 19 states in the Great Plains, Midwest, and Mid-South.