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On Thor’s Day – March 11

An anecdote about a birthday.  You know we love poker here at etaBlog, right? Well in 1966 one of our favorite players, Joe Hachem, a Lebanese-born Australian poker player celebrates his birthday on March 11th.  We wonder if it will be as nice as winning over $10 Million by claiming 1st place in the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event!  Pass the Sugar!

Thor’s Day October 29

The following anecdotes occurred on October 29.

1886 – The first ticker-tape parade in New York City history. The parade was dedicated to the Statue of Liberty.

1929 – The Great Depression begins after the stock market crashes.

1969 – The humble beginnings of the Internet are underway when the first computer-to-computer link is made.

1929 – The Great Depression begins after the stock market crashes.

EtaBlog is happy to bring you anecdote examples and anecdote samples every week on Thursday. This section is entitled Thor’s Day in tribute to the history of October 29. Each anecdote story may not have occurred on a Thursday but sometimes they do. If you have a funny anecdote that you would like to contribute to our site, please use the contact page and send us an email.

Thor’s Day September 17

1787 – On this date, James Madison and the members of the Constitutional Convention signed the final draft of the Constitution. Although this occurred on a Monday, we still thought it was worth a mention.

1908 – On Thursday September 17th, an airplane piloted by Orville Wright crashed and mortally wounded Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge. This is the first airplane related fatality in known history.

1960 – The truth is that the writers of etaBlog are New York Mets fans. This accounts for John Franco being mentioned in the “On Thor’s Day” section of etaBlog. A native New Yorker, John Franco was born on September 17, 1960. Known for being one of the few pitchers in baseball to have thrown a screwball makes him one of our favorite relievers of all time! Let’s Go Mets!

Above and Beyond

There are few people and even fewer events that affect our lives in such a way that we are truly astonished and pleasantly surprised. This section is devoted to those types of occurrences and characters who have made a deep impact on society in a way that is nothing short of miraculous.

Food Maze

With so many TV shows and interest in food nowadays, this section will be a welcome detour from those “run of the mill” shows. We’ll make an effort to bring you tempting food facts, history and simple but exciting recipes that will wake up your taste buds and spice up your life.

Green Bionics

Green is the world’s hot topic and deserves this spot on anyone’s social commentary blog. EtaBlog will show you what the average human being is doing to make a positive difference for the environment. Green Bionics is all about how you can make your life “greener” in small ways that can add up and make a tremendous impact on our world.