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, a brand new year is upon us and there's a full moon this evening! New year's resolutions are probably still intact and the gyms are packed with all those people trying to get in shape and lose weight.
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. By attending this event, you'll also qualify for the Unboxing 2026 Souvenir if you haven't already acquired it.
This event will be held at the Starbucks in Pomona at 517 E. Foothill. The event will start at 8:00 AM and end somewhere around 9:30 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 and there's a nice outdoor patio if you want to bring your pooches to the event.
On this date in history:
- January 3, 1777 : American forces under General George Washington defeat British forces at the Battle of Princeton, helping boost patriot morale.
- January 3, 1861 : Delaware votes not to secede from the United States.
- January 3, 1870 : Construction work begins on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, United States.
- January 3, 1933 : Minnie D. Craig becomes the first woman elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first woman to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States.
- January 3, 1977 : Apple Computer is incorporated.
- January 3, 2009 : The first block of the blockchain of the decentralized payment system Bitcoin, called the Genesis block, is established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto.
Birthdays on this date in history:
- January 3, 1892: J.R.R. Tolkien, English writer, poet, and philologist (died 1973)
- January 3, 1901: Ngô Đình Diệm, Vietnamese lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Vietnam (died 1963)
- January 3, 1923: Hank Stram, American football coach and sportscaster (died 2005)
- January 3, 1929: Gordon Moore, American businessman, co-founder of Intel Corporation (died 2023)
- January 3, 1937: Glen A. Larson, American director, producer, and screenwriter, created Battlestar Galactica(died 2014)
- January 3, 1959: Victoria Principal, American actress and businesswoman
Notable deaths on this date in history:
- January 3, 1795: Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, founded the Wedgwood Company (born 1730)
- January 3, 1895: James Merritt Ives, American lithographer and businessman, co-founded Currier and Ives (born 1824)
- January 3, 1967: Jack Ruby, American businessman and murderer (born 1911)
- January 3, 1979: Conrad Hilton, American businessman, founded the Hilton Hotels & Resorts (born 1887)
- January 3, 2009: Betty Freeman, American philanthropist and photographer (born 1921)
- January 3, 2014: Phil Everly, American singer and guitarist (born 1939)