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BWTG - May 2018
Thursday, May 17, 2018 from 6:30am - 7:30am.
What's Special on today?
Events
1673 – Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River.
1792 – The New York Stock Exchange is formed under the Buttonwood Agreement.
1875 – Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby.
1902 – Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
1939 – The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City.
1954 – The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.
1973 – Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.
1983 – The U.S. Department of Energy declassifies documents showing world's largest mercury pollution event in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ultimately found to be 4.2 million pounds), in response to the Appalachian Observer's Freedom of Information Act request.
1990 – The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.
2004 – The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts.
2007 – Trains from North and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments. This is the first time that trains have crossed the Demilitarized Zone since 1953. Trains are so cool they can lead to world peace.
Birthdays
1682 – Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate (d. 1722) Also known as Black Bart, aaarrrg.
1749 – Edward Jenner, English physician and microbiologist (d. 1823) He was the pioneer of smallpox vaccine, the world's first vaccine. In Jenner’s time, smallpox killed around 10 percent of the population, with the number as high as 20 percent in towns and cities where infection spread more easily. In 1979, the World Health Organization declared smallpox an eradicated disease as a result of coordinated public health efforts, but vaccination was an essential component.
1868 – Horace Elgin Dodge, American businessman, co-founded Dodge with his brother John (d. 1920)
1912 – Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (d. 2004) He was appointed Special Prosecutor to oversee the federal criminal investigation into the Watergate burglary. He had a dramatic confrontation with Nixon when he subpoenaed the tapes the president had secretly recorded of his Oval Office conversations. When Cox refused a direct order from the White House to seek no further tapes or presidential materials, Nixon fired him in an incident that became known as the Saturday Night Massacre. Cox's firing produced a public relations disaster for Nixon and set in motion impeachment proceedings which ended with Nixon stepping down from the presidency.
1936 – Dennis Hopper, American actor and director (d. 2010)
1942 – Taj Mahal, American blues singer-songwriter and musician
1956 – Bob Saget, American comedian, actor, and television host
1965 – Trent Reznor, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer
1985 – Matt Ryan, American football player
Deaths
1765 – Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (b. 1713) He is known for his work in Mathmatics creating Clairaut's theorem, Clairaut's theorem on equality of mixed partials, Clairaut's equation, Clairaut's relation, & apsidal precession. He was the first to prove Sir Issac Newtons’ theory that the Earth is actually an ellipsoid and not perfectly round. Suck it you flat earthers.
1829 – John Jay, American politician and diplomat, appointed by Geo. Washington as the 1st Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1745) He was one of the Founding Fathers.
1886 – John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded the Deere & Company (b. 1804)
1911 – Frederick August Otto Schwarz, German-American businessman, founded FAO Schwarz (b. 1836)
1992 – Lawrence Welk, American accordion player and bandleader (b. 1903)
2004 – Tony Randall, American actor (b. 1920)
2005 – Frank Gorshin, American actor (b. 1934)
2012 – Donna Summer, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
Today is ” NATIONAL WALNUT DAY ”!
They may not be as popular as almonds or peanuts, but let’s give walnuts their due respect: they’re great for your heart, your brain, and your bones; you can incorporate them into any meal; and they’ve literally been around for almost ten thousand years. The Walnut Marketing Board established National Walnut Day in the 1950s, and it’s been celebrated on May 17 ever since. Read on for all the best ways to celebrate, because they’re so much more than just another ingredient to toss in chicken salad.
Walnuts are the only nut with high amounts of omega-3 fatty acids. If you eat just a quarter cup, you’ll have more than 100% of the daily recommended amount. These omega-3s contribute to your brain function, heart health, and reduce inflammation. Walnuts are also a good source of Vitamin E, magnesium, and antioxidants. Plus they’re high in protein and fiber, so they make a great snack.
Walnuts are the oldest known tree food—they date back to 7000 B.C.! The walnuts we eat today are known as English walnuts, but they actually originated in ancient Persia where they were considered a delicacy for the royalty. They first moved through the Asian and Middle Eastern world by trade along the Silk Road, and then further via sea trade. They eventually made it to England, where merchants would sail them to ports around the world, hence the “English” name.
Walnuts are great in all sorts of sweet and savory recipes. Eat them by themselves, or chop them up and toss them in cookies, oatmeal, salads, sauces, cakes, you name it! And calling all vegetarians/vegans: their texture makes for a great meat-substitute. Seriously, Google “walnut chorizo.”
So how should we celebrate today? By eating walnuts of course! Candied walnuts are an impressive gift that couldn’t be easier to make. Just melt butter and sugar, plus any spices you want, in a pan, toss in the walnuts until they’re coated, and spread them out on some parchment paper to cool. Pack them into small jars, distribute among your friends, and feel like Martha Stewart. Or we could ‘toast’ them by making a walnut cocktail! Nocino is an Italian liqueur made from unripe walnuts. It’s nutty, sweet, strong, and a bit spicy—in other words, it will warm you right up. The Italians drink it on its own as a digestif, but it also pairs very well with brown spirits. We think it’d be a great addition to a Manhattan…
No matter how you want to have walnuts today, just go nuts and give ‘em shell!
The event??
Breakfast With The Gang. Breakfast With The Geocachers. Bulging Waistlines Totally Grew. Breakfast With The Goofballs. Beware When Travis Geocaches. Breakfast With Team Geochef. Best Way To Geocache. Breakfast While Talking Geocaching. BWTG="Brian-Wussy; Travis-Greatest".
Call it what you want, but whatever you call it, it IS good food and great company. So let's get together, talk caching, and eat!
When?
Thursday, May 17, 2018 from 6:30am - 7:30am. (Oh yes, AM, in the morning, bright and early, rise and shine sleepy head). You may stay longer if you'd like, that depends on what time you have to show up for work or be somewhere else.
Where?
We will be meeting for a good, hearty breakfast at Cracker Barrel, just South of I-94.
Who?
Everyone is welcome at the event!
What Do I Bring?
Bring a good, hearty appetite and be ready to share some of the best memories you have of geocaching; including, but not limited to, best caches, best events, best hospital story, best encounter with local law enforcement authorities, etc.
Celebrating a Milestone?
We want to know! Post it on the event page and you'll be acknowledged here as an official part of this event's history!
What do I do AFTER the event?
If you don't have to go to work or be somewhere else, we suggest you get out and cache!!! Either alone or with one of the groups that will, undoubtedly, be formed before, during or after the event. A great geocaching day can start here and then head in any direction you want!
Additional Hints
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Lbh zhfg or ahggl arrqvat n uvag sbe na rirag!