I always thought it was 1 April 1967. I dropped Golondrinas on 1 April 2 years later. --Ediger
On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 4:20 PM, Don Cooper <wavyca...@gmail.com> wrote: > No joking - according to my 2005 calendar - The First Descent of > Golondrinas was on April 2nd 1967. > Too bad they didn't do it a day earlier. > > -Don C > > > On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 4:03 PM, Logan McNatt <lmcn...@austin.rr.com>wrote: > >> The following is from the Museum of Hoaxes Top 100 April Fool's Day >> Hoaxes of All Time. No fooling! >> Logan >> >> http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/ >> >> *#76: Great Cave Sell* >> On one undetermined April 1 in the 1840s a story appeared in the *Boston >> Post* announcing that a cave full of treasure had been discovered beneath >> Boston Common. It had supposedly been uncovered by workmen as they removed a >> tree from the Common. As the tree fell, it revealed a stone trap-door with a >> large iron ring set in it. Beneath the door was a stone stairway that led to >> an underground cave. In this cave lay piles of jewels, old coins, and >> weapons with jeweled handles. As word of the discovery spread throughout >> Boston, parties of excited curiosity-seekers began marching out across the >> Common to view the treasure. A witness later described the scene: "It was >> rainy, that 1st of April, the Legislature was in session, and it was an >> animated scene that the Common presented, roofed with umbrellas, sheltering >> pilgrims on their way to the new-found sell. A procession of grave >> legislators marched solemnly down under their green gingham, while >> philosophers, archaeologists, numismatists, antiquarians of all qualities, >> and the public generally paid tribute to the Post's ingenuity." Of course, >> the Common was empty of all jewel-bearing caverns, as the crowd of treasure >> seekers eventually discovered to its disappointment. >> >> >> >
