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 the first Saturday of the month and Spring is definitely in the air and the Kentucky Derby is run today. Birds are chirping and the air is definitely warmer. Let's take in a movie, or two! Come out and enjoy a brew of either hot or cold cafienated (or not) beverage and talk geocaching with us this morning.
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 Glendora at 1832 East Route 66 #A. 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. The event will start at 8:00 AM and end somewhere around 9:15 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.
On this date in history:
May 3, 1715 : A total solar eclipse is visible across northern Europe and northern Asia, as predicted by Edmond Halley to within four minutes accuracy.
May 3, 1802 : Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city after Congress abolishes the Board of Commissioners, the District's founding government. The "City of Washington" is given a mayor-council form of government.
May 3, 1921 : West Virginia becomes the first state to legislate a broad sales tax, but does not implement it until a number of years later due to enforcement issues.
May 3, 1948 : The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Shelley v. Kraemer that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to blacks and other minorities are legally unenforceable.
May 3, 1952 : The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network.
May 3, 1978 : The first unsolicited bulk commercial email (which would later become known as "spam") is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States.
Notable birthdays on this date in history:
May 3, 1898: Golda Meir, Ukrainian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1978)
May 3, 1903: Bing Crosby, American singer and actor (d. 1977)
May 3, 1919: Pete Seeger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist (d. 2014)
May 3, 1934: Frankie Valli, American singer and actor
May 3, 1946: Greg Gumbel, American sportscaster (d. 2024)
May 3, 1964: Ron Hextall, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager
Notable deaths on this date in history:
May 3, 1943: Harry Miller, American engineer (b. 1875)
May 3, 1986: Robert Alda, American actor (b. 1914)
May 3, 1991: Jerzy Kosiński, Polish-American novelist and screenwriter (b. 1933)
May 3, 1999: Joe Adcock, American baseball player and manager (b. 1927)
May 3, 2007: Wally Schirra, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1923)
May 3, 2011: Jackie Cooper, American actor, television director, producer and executive (b. 1922)
Please join me at the Spring Fling!