Cache not at these cord's!!!

The challenge (and rules):

1. Complete all ten History caches listed below.
   
2. Log your visits to each cache
   
3. Solve this, the eleventh cache puzzle (using the solving methods of the other ten puzzles) and log your visit
   
4. I am not asking you to prove that you have completed each of the History caches (like other challenge caches do by requiring a listing of your log dates etc) I will trust you on this. BUT I WILL remove your log if I find that you have failed to complete one of the ten caches.
   
5. OPTIONAL: Not required but requested. Log which of the History puzzles you felt was most difficult, and which was the easiest (this will help those who are about to embark on the challenge), and which of the caches hides you thought was most difficult.
   

Notes, clues and warnings regarding puzzles

1. Study the dates.
   
2. Don't study the cache names! Yes, they are goofy, but I don't care! The names have nothing to do with the solution, but rather were random thoughts about the location that are known only to me...
   
3. "Leaf Raker" is a little more difficult, and you will need to do some research to gain the solution.
   
4. Cache difficulty rating is purely for the physical hiding location, and is totally separate to the puzzle difficulty
   
5. Pay attention to attributes - especially the stealth attribute. When it has stealth required... it usually means it. Some of these will need some forethought when you decide to grab them.
   
6. These puzzles are intended to be difficult, and have built in traps for the unwary.
   
7. If you think you are on the right track, but seem to get stuck, email me. I have uncovered discrepancies with dates online, and flat out errors on my part... I will correct them if so - OR I can tell you whether you are skipping down the wrong garden path.
   
8. Finally, keep in mind that I set out to produce a series of ten puzzles that are each different in their solving technique. With somewhat limited ways a number can be derived from historical events, you will find in the end that most ways are represented in one of the puzzles.
   

The Clues for the final cache location

1. History Bird Watcher: Vandals sack Rome
   
2. History Traffic Monitor: Admiral Karl Dönitz, President of Germany after Hitler's death, orders all German U-boats to cease offensive operations and return to their bases.
   
3. History Gate Keeper: First recorded case of snowfall in Los Angeles, California.
   
4. History Leaf Raker: Michael Joseph Jackson is born
   
5. History Deer Stalker: The highest temperature ever recorded in the UK – 38.5°C (101.3°F) in Kent. It is the first time the UK has recorded a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
   
6. History Park Ranger: Mississippi ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery.
   
7. History Power Walker: Ford Motor sells 1st Model A car
   
8. History Lion Tamer: Faulty electrical wiring ignites a fire underneath the Playtown Cabaret in Osaka, Japan. Blocked exits and non-functional elevators cause 118 fatalities, with many victims leaping to their deaths.
   
9. History Green Keeper: Cheerleading is started at the University of Minnesota with Johnny Campbell leading the crowd in cheering on the football team.
   
10. History Peat Farmer: Michael Phelps wins 8 Gold Medals in 2008 Olympics
    

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

A word about the final cache.

That's all you need to know...

Awards

Here on this day May 12 2009, pfalstad is bestowed the cheezy yet shiny, "First To Find" Badge of History Honor. And is hereby declared a Master of History... All bow.