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54 Random Dates ? Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/2/2025
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Cache is not at posted coords. It's within the same city 

Before we get started I'll give you 5 or 4  facts about me:

I played hockey, wearing my #54, in Scotland Nov 5 ,2011

My Mother was born August 26,1926

I saw the Rolling Stones at Maple Leaf Garden June 17,1975

I'm not very good at making mystery caches July 1,2025

Now to start : Find the numbers you need from the dates below. Some of these may not be true but that's not what's important here.

 

Assume 49 --.--- W 122 --.---

1/ The city of Toronto was incorporated Mar 6, 1834

2/ The 1st Amazing Race aired Sep 5, 2001

3/ British Columbia was founded Feb 19, 1858

4/ John Lennon was killed Dec 8, 1980

5/ Joan of Arc was born Jan 6,1412

6/ Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup May 2, 1967

7/ Pioneer 10 reaches Jupiter Dec 4, 1973

8/ Five US Torpedo Bombers disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle Dec 5, 1945

9/ There was a Loch Ness Monster sighting July 22, 1933

10/ Alaska becomes the Forty Ninth State Jan 3,1959

11/ The US Navy used potatoes to attack a submarine Apr 5, 1943

12/ The BBC, on air, announced "There is no news today" on Apr 18, 1930

13/ My Dad was born Oct 1, 1919 

14/ Betty White passed away Dec 31, 2021

15/ Martin Luther posts his Ninety Five Theses triggering the Protesant Reformation Oct 31,1517

16/ Jimmy Carter was attacked by a hissing swamp rabbit Apr 20, 1979

17/ The 1st human heart transplant was done on Jan 23, 1964

18/ MTV aired for the 1st time Aug 1, 1981

19/ Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was Nov 19, 1863

20/ BC's oldest cache was hidden Feb 2,2001

21/ Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" was #1 July 31, 1982

22/ Apollo 11 mission Moon Landing was July 20, 1969

23/ Vancouver Millionaires won the Stanley Cup Mar 26, 1915

24/ The Rolling Stones played in Toronto June 17, 1975

25/ They blew up a dead whale with bad results in Florence, Oregon Nov 12,1970

26/ Vancouver was founded Apr 6, 1886

27/ Fall of the Berlin Wall was Nov 9, 1989

28/ First cloned mammal was Jul 5, 1996

29/ GBandBob hid their 1st cache Mar 28, 2016

30/ Sir Isaac Newton was born Jan 4,1642

31/ First woman elected to sit in a Canadian Provincial Parliment was on Jun 7, 1917

32/ Storming of the Bastille was on Jul 14, 1789

33/ V-J Day ending WW II was on Sep 2, 1942 

34/ The term Geocaching was coined May 30, 2000

35/ Elvis was born Jan 8,1935

36/ First Canadian in space was Oct 4, 1984

37/ Canada turned 150 July 1, 2017 

38/ World Nerd Day was Jan 9, 2025

39/ Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was killed June 28, 1981

40/ The date of Canadian Confederation was July 1,1867

41/ The first Geocache was hidden May 3, 2000

42/ The fall of Constantinople was May 29, 1453

43/ Betty Boop's first appearance was Aug 9, 1930

44/ Atomic bombing of Hiroshima was Aug 6, 1945

45/ First Baseball Allstar game was Jul 6,1933

46/ Battle of Hastings was Oct 14, 1066

47/ Haiti declared independance Jan 1, 1804

48/ Bjarni sights America (Newfoundland) Jan 1, 0985

49/ Terry Fox passed away June 28, 1981

50/ Justin Trudeau was born Dec 25,1971

51/ Season 1, episode 1 of Family Guy aired Jan 31, 1999

52/ Bobthegoale's oldest active cache was hidden Dec 15, 2018

53/ Cartier lands at Gaspe July 24, 1534

54/ Season 1, episode 1 of The Simpsons aired Dec 17, 1989

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnpur - nobhg jnvfg uvtu

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)