2015
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 2015:
The coastguard was called to a group of geocachers who were spotted walking into the Severn Estuary off the coast of Clevedon, England, in search of clues to a multi-cache. Although they felt they were safe and were able to return to land, they were considered to be in danger and were airlifted back to the shore.
British archaeologists discovered a mass grave from the Great Plague of London (1665-66).
Twister and Super Soaker were both inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame.
Costco sold over 128 million hot dogs in their food courts.
Ghostbusters (1984) was entered into the National Film Registry.
Retail price for a gallon of gas averaged $2.40.
A gallon of whole milk cost $3.42, bacon was $5.45 a pound, and a dozen eggs were $2.47.
The cost of a 30-second Super Bowl ad was $4,500,000.
Juan Pablo Montoya won the Indy 500.
Joey Logano won the Daytona 500.
The New England Patriots were the Super Bowl champs.
The Kansas City Royals won the World Series.
The Golden State Warriors were NBA Champs.
The Chicago Blackhawks clinched the Stanley Cup.
A first-class stamp cost 49 cents.
Loretta Lynch became the first African-American woman to serve as a U.S. Attorney General.
NASA scientists confirmed that liquid water existed on Mars.
David Letterman hosted the Late Show with David Letterman for the final time.
The most popular baby names were Noah, Mason, Jacob, Emma, Olivia, and Sophia.
Japan lifted a 67-year ban on dancing after midnight.
Apple launched the Apple Watch.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens beat out Jurassic World and Avengers: Age of Ultron for top grossing movie of the year.