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, summer is almost here and many people are planning their summer getaways. Let's all meet and enjoy a fresh brew of your favorite beverage while sharing stories with other geocachers doing the same thing.
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. There is no need to purchase any food/beverage to enjoy ourselves here. And because Father's Day is approaching, here's some Dad jokes for you.
At Sweetpea's request, this event will be held in the Village West in Claremont in the open patio area west of Indian Hill just south of 2nd St. There are several different establishments where you can get breakfast items and/or your favorite coffee beverage. 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:
June 6, 1892 : The Chicago "L" elevated rail system begins operation.
June 6, 1925 : The original Chrysler Corporation was founded by Walter Chrysler from the remains of the Maxwell Motor Company.
June 6, 1933 : The first drive-in theater opens in Camden, New Jersey.
June 6, 1944 : The Allied invasion of Normandy begins with the execution of Operation Neptune—commonly referred to as D-Day—the largest seaborne invasion in history. Nearly 160,000 Allied troops cross the English Channel with about 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers participating. By the end of the day, the Allies have landed on five invasion beaches and are pushing inland.
June 6, 1966 : African-American civil rights activist James Meredith is wounded in an ambush by white sniper James Aubrey Norvell. Meredith and Norvell are photographed by Jack R. Thornell, whose photo will receive the 1967 Pulitzer Prize in Photography, the last one to be awarded in the category.
June 6, 1971 : Soyuz 11 is launched. The mission ends in disaster when all three cosmonauts, Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev are suffocated by uncontrolled decompression of the capsule during re-entry on 29 June.
Notable birthdays on this date in history:
June 6, 1755: Nathan Hale, American soldier (died 1776)
June 6, 1867: David T. Abercrombie, American entrepreneur and co-founder of lifestyle brand Abercrombie & Fitch (died 1931)
June 6, 1907: Bill Dickey, American baseball player and manager who played in eight World Series, winning seven (died 1993)
June 6, 1925: Frank Chee Willeto, American soldier and politician, 4th Vice President of the Navajo Nation and a noted code talker during World War II (died 2013)
June 6, 1956: Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player; winner of eleven Grand Slam singles titles including five consecutive Wimbledons
June 6, 1985: Becky Sauerbrunn, American footballer; twice a winner of the FIFA Women's World Cup, also an Olympic gold medallist
Notable deaths on this date in history:
June 6, 1941: Louis Chevrolet, American race car driver and businessman, founded Chevrolet and Frontenac Motor Corporation (born 1878)
June 6, 1968: Robert F. Kennedy, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 64th United States Attorney General (born 1925)
June 6, 1979: Jack Haley, American actor (born 1897)
June 6, 2005: Anne Bancroft, American film actress; winner of the 1963 Academy Award for Best Actress for The Miracle Worker (born 1931)
June 6, 2006: Billy Preston, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (born 1946)
June 6, 2015: Vincent Bugliosi, American lawyer and author; prosecuting attorney in the Tate–LaBianca murders case (born 1934)