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.
This is the 10th installment of a Webfoot Wanderings Coffee Meet and Greet. I'm a Southern California geocacher in town on a road trip and I'd like to meet some of the locals. I figured this would be a good spot to pick up a cup of coffee, meet some of the local geocachers, and possibly trade a couple travel bugs before I hit the road and continue on my road trip.
Come on down and grab a cup of coffee and spend some time shooting the breeze with other local and not so 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. Or just sit and shoot the breeze. There is no need to purchase any food/beverage to enjoy ourselves here.
This event will be held at the Starbucks Coffee located at 1134 Lancaster Dr NE, Salem, OR 97301. The event will start at 8:00 AM and end at 9:00 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.
On this date in history:
August 24, 1857 : The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history.
August 24, 1909 : Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal.
August 24, 1932 : Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).
August 24, 1942 : In the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven officers and 113 crewmen. The US carrier USS Enterprise is heavily damaged.
August 24, 1967 : Led by Abbie Hoffman, the Youth International Party temporarily disrupts trading at the New York Stock Exchange by throwing dollar bills from the viewing gallery, causing trading to cease as brokers scramble to grab them.
August 24, 2006 : The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet.
Notable birthdays on this date in history:
August 24, 1890: Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer, actor, and surfer (d. 1968)
August 24, 1915: James Tiptree Jr. (Alice Bradley Sheldon), American psychologist and science fiction author (d. 1987)
August 24, 1930: Roger McCluskey, American race car driver (d. 1993)
August 24, 1938: Mason Williams, American guitarist and composer
August 24, 1947: Joe Manchin, American politician, 34th Governor of West Virginia
August 24, 1960: Cal Ripken Jr., American baseball player and coach
Notable deaths on this date in history:
August 24, 1804: Peggy Shippen, American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (b. 1760)
August 24, 1946: James Clark McReynolds, American lawyer and judge, 48th United States Attorney General (b. 1862)
August 24, 1967: Henry J. Kaiser, American businessman, founded Kaiser Shipyards and Kaiser Aluminum (b. 1882)
August 24, 1978: Louis Prima, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and actor (b. 1910))
August 24, 1998: E. G. Marshall, American actor (b. 1910)
August 24, 2014: Richard Attenborough, English actor, director, producer, and politician (b. 1923)