A few geocachers friends get together on Tuesday nights around town to eat, drink and be merry. Sometimes we go to a brewery, sometimes a bar, but always where there is ice-cold beer and tacos being served. Here is the 80th in the series close to one of our pit stops and/or get-togethers.
PUZZLE
If you were around in the 80's it was a wonderful time to be alive. COUNT your blessing if you were. There was a lot going on in 1980 and here are some highlights from that year.
NORTH
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The comic strip The Far Side debuts in newspapers.
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Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
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The United States severs diplomatic relations with Iran following the taking of American hostages on November 4, 1979.
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Rosie Ruiz wins the Boston Marathon, but is later exposed as a fraud and stripped of her award.
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U.S. President Jimmy Carter renomination at the 1980 Democratic National Convention
WEST
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The Voyager 1 probe confirms the existence of Janus, a moon of Saturn.
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Pac-Man, the best-selling arcade game of all time, is released.
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Cable News Network (CNN) is officially launched.
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The Robert Redford-directed film Ordinary People premiers
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Millions of viewers tune into the U.S. soap opera Dallas to learn who shot J.R. Ewing.
PUZZLE
SOLVE for N 32° 53.NNN W 117° 08.WWW
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