CAD - February 11 Traditional Cache
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Cache A Day – February 11th
February 11th is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 323 days remaining until the end of the year.
Today is National Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day, National Inventor's day, National Satisfied Staying Single Day (Sponsored by…. Kraft – the makers of American Singles Cheese!), National White T-Shirt Day, National Shut-in Visitation Day, and National Make a Friend Day.
Historical events occurring on February 11th include:
1752 - The Pennsylvania Hospital opened as the very first hospital in America.
1808 - Judge Jesse Fell experimented by burning anthracite coal to keep his house warm. He successfully showed how clean the coal burned and how cheaply it could be used as a heating fuel.
1812 - The term "gerrymandering" had its beginning when the governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry, signed a redistricting law that favored his party.
1858 - A French girl, Bernadette Soubirous, claimed to have seen a vision of the Virgin Mary near Lourdes.
1878 - The first U.S. bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, was formed.
1929 - The Lateran Treaty was signed. Italy now recognized the independence and sovereignty of Vatican City.
1936 - Pumping began the process to build San Francisco's Treasure Island.
1937 - General Motors agreed to recognize the United Automobile Workers Union, thereby ending the current sit-down strike against them.
1943 - General Dwight David Eisenhower was selected to command the allied armies in Europe.
1945 - During World War II, the Yalta Agreement was signed by U.S. President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin.
1948 - The Lazy Boy Chair was introduced. Father’s day has never been the same since.
1957 - The NHL Players Association was formed in New York City.
1960 - Jack Paar walked off while live on the air on the "Tonight Show" with four minutes left. He did this in response to censors cutting out a joke from the show the night before.
1968 - The new 20,000 seat Madison Square Garden officially opened in New York. This was the fourth Garden.
1972 - McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. and Life magazine canceled plans to publish an autobiography of Howard Hughes. The work turned out to be fake.
1979 - Nine days after the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Iran (after 15 years in exile) power was seized by his followers.
1982 - ABC-TV’s presentation of "The Winds of War" concluded. The 18-hour miniseries cost $40 million to produce and was the most-watched television program in history at the time.
1989 - Rev. Barbara C. Harris became the first woman to be consecrated as a bishop in the Episcopal Church.
1990 - Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in captivity.
1990 - In Tokyo, Japan, James "Buster" Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson in the tenth round to win the heavyweight championship.
1993 - Janet Reno was appointed to the position of attorney general by U.S. President Clinton. She was the first female to hold the position. (At least we are pretty sure she was female)
2000 - The space shuttle Endeavor took off. The mission was to gather information for the most detailed map of the earth ever made.
2000 - Great Britain suspended self-rule in Northern Ireland after the Irish Republican Army (IRA) failed to begin decommissioning (disarming) by a February deadline.
2002 - The six stars on NBC's "Friends" signed a deal for $24 million each for the ninth and final season of the series.
Born on February 11th
Lydia Child 1802
Thomas Alva Edison 1847
John Mills (The Mills Brothers) 1889
Josh White 1908
Joseph Mankiewicz 1909
Matt Dennis 1914
Sidney Sheldon 1917
Eva Gabor 1921 - Actress
Lloyd Bentsen 1921
Kim Stanley 1925
Dr. Virginia Johnson 1925
Leslie Nielson 1926
Conrad Janis 1928
Larry Merchant 1931
Mary Quant 1934
Tina Louise 1934
Gerry Goffin 1935
Gene Vincent 1935
Sergio Mendes 1935
Burt Reynolds 1936
Bobby "Boris" Pickett 1938
Otis Clay 1942
Phillip Anglim 1953
Catherin Hickland 1956
Carey Lowell 1961
Sheryl Crow 1962 - Musician
Jennifer Aniston 1969
D'Angelo 1974
Brice Beckham 1976
Michael Kenji "Mike" Shinoda 1977 - Musician (Linkin Park)
Brandy (Norwood) 1979 - Singer
Matthew Lawrence 1980
Kelendria "Kelly" Rowland 1981 - Singer (Destiny's Child)
Taylor Lautner 1992 - Actor ("Twilight", "New Moon")
This Cache a Day Series will run all year for 2010. Caches will remain active for one year from date of placement (unless the site becomes otherwise unsuitable for a cache prior to that time).
Bonus points for finding the cache on the day it is released.
Double bonus points if it is your birthday! (Send me a note with your date of birth and I will include it in the cache listing.)
Triple bonus points for finding the entire series. (Ok, so that should be worth a lot more. We’ll figure out some suitable award for any survivors left at the end of the year)
Additional Hints
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