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21 November 2019, 06:30 - 07:30
BWTG - February 2019
Thursday, November 21, 2019 from 6:30am - 7:30am.
What's Special on today?
Events
164 BC – Judas Maccabeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, restores the Temple in Jerusalem. This event is commemorated each year by the festival of Hanukkah.
1620 – Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact (November 11, O.S.)
1676 – The Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presents the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light.
1783 – In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes, make the first untethered hot air balloon flight.
1877 – Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.
1902 – The Philadelphia Football Athletics defeated the Kanaweola Athletic Club of Elmira, New York, 39–0, in the first ever professional American football night game.
1905 – Albert Einstein's paper that leads to the mass–energy equivalence formula, E = mc², is published in the journal Annalen der Physik.
1927 – Columbine Mine massacre: Striking coal miners are allegedly attacked with machine guns by a detachment of state police dressed in civilian clothes.
1967 – Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland tells news reporters: "I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing."
1969 – The first permanent ARPANET link is established between UCLA and SRI.
2013 – Massive protests start in Ukraine after President Viktor Yanukovych suspended signing the Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement, instead choosing closer ties to Russia. The protests were fueled by the perception of "widespread government corruption", "abuse of power", and "violation of human right”. As a result of these events, the Agreement on settlement of political crisis in Ukraine was signed on 21 February 2014 by the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych under the mediation of the European Union and the Russian Federation. Vladimir Lukin, representing Russia, refused to sign the agreement and shortly thereafter the agreement was signed. Yanukovych and other high government officials fled the country to Russia. Despite the ousting of Yanukovych & the installation of a new government, the protests have sustained pressure on the government to reject Russian influence in Ukraine.
Birthdays
1694 – Voltaire, French historian, playwright, and philosopher (d. 1778)
1785 – William Beaumont, American surgeon, "Father of Gastric Physiology" (d. 1853) In 1822, Alexis St. Martin was accidentally shot in the stomach on Mackinac Island. Dr. Beaumont was in the Army at the fort and treated the wound. Although he was expected to die, St Martin survived with a hole, or fistula, in his stomach that never fully healed. Unable to continue work for the American Fur Company, he was hired as a handyman by Dr. Beaumont. The doctor was able to observe and perform experiments on St Martin into the digestive process.
1916 – Sid Luckman, American football player and soldier (d. 1998) As quarterback for the Chicago Bears from 1939 through 1950, he led them to four NFL championships in 1940, 1941, 1943, and 1946. Da Bears!
1920 – Stan Musial, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013)
1937 – Marlo Thomas, American actress, producer, and activist. She was born on November 21, 1937 in Detroit, the eldest child of comedian Danny Thomas. She was That Girl.
1940 – Dr. John, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2019)
1945 – Goldie Hawn, American actress, singer, and producer
1966 – Troy Aikman, American football player and sportscaster
1969 – Ken Griffey Jr., American baseball player and actor
1971 – Michael Strahan, American football player, actor, and talk show host
Deaths
1555 – Georgius Agricola, German mineralogist, philologist, and scholar (b. 1490)
1899 – Garret Hobart, American lawyer and politician, 24th Vice President of the United States (b. 1844). He was the 6th Vice President to die in office.
1941 – Henrietta Vinton Davis, American actress and playwright (b. 1860)
1993 – Bill Bixby, American actor (b. 1934) Hulk sad.
2011 – Anne McCaffrey, American science fiction and fantasy author (b. 1926)
2017 – David Cassidy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1950)
Today is ” Great American Smokeout Day ”!
Since this ‘holiday’ was created back in 1977 by the American Cancer Society, it has been held annually on the third Thursday of November. But every day is a perfect time to quit. And as long as there are people struggling with the addiction and severe health problems associated with smoking, (and while I’m hosting BWTG on the same day!) I’ll continue to post this November event.
Did you know that cigars and cigarettes are the only product that have absolutely no useful value. And if used as intended will cause sickeness and disease. That’s crazy! And I’m an ex-smoker. So be smart, don’t start!
If you know someone who smokes, never stop offering encouragement to kick this nasty smelling habit. Smokers have no idea how bad it is until after they quit, or worse, it’s too late. It’s time to kick smokings butt!
Quote of the day – “Asthma doesn't seem to bother me any more unless I'm around cigars or dogs. The thing that would bother me most would be a dog smoking a cigar. “ - Steve Allen
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, November 21, 2019 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 LaRue’s Family Resturant, with easy access from US-131 and 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!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Ab vs, naq, be OHGGF!