On Thor’s Day Anecdote – April 29
On Thor’s Day – April 29, 1913 U.S. Patent 1,060,378 for the “Separable Fastener” also known as the Zipper was granted. Origins of the first zipper can be traced back as far as 1851.
It wasn’t until 1913 that Gideon Sundback a Swedish-American inventor and engineer invented and patented the idea. He called it the “Separable Fastener”, however the name “zipper” wasn’t created until BF Goodrich used it n a pair of boots. You never know what anecdote you’ll find next, here at etaBlog!
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On Thor’s Day – An Anecdote for April 8th
Here’s a short baseball anecdote about a sore spot for Mets fans. On Thor’s Day April 8, 1975, the possible beginnings of the Yankees winning yet another World Series commenced. It was the birthday of Timo Pérez, who is infamously known by Mets fans across the nation for jogging into home plate and being tagged out for thinking that Todd Zeile had homered.
I’ll never forget the image of Timo with one finger raised in the air, casually jogging around the bases, right before he realized he was out. On this day the god’s weren’t paying attention, or maybe they were playing a sick joke on us. The Yankees went on to win Game One in extra innings and eventually win the World Series.
At the age of 34, Timo Pérez has been signed to a minor league contract with the Dodgers this year after a short hiatus from baseball since 2007. Will he be a Major League Player on his 35th birthday?
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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!
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Thor’s Day – February 18 – 1979
With all the snow we have seen this year in Washington D.C. I figured this anecdote was somewhat topical and certainly not tropical. On February 18, 1979 snow fell in the Sahara Desert for the only time in recorded history.
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Thor’s Day January 7
January 7th is the first Thor’s Day of the year. Each week you will find a little anecdote about what happened on the date of the corresponding Thursday when our blog posts are published.
On the first Thor’s Day of the year, in 1999, the impeachment trial for President Bill Clinton began.
Since ancient times the Japanese celebrate Nanakusa-no-sekku a custom to eat seven wild herbs on January 7th. This tradition is meant to celebrate good health and longevity.
Bookmark this page for many more little anecdote messages coming up in 2010.
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Thor’s Day December 31
A few anecdote samples for the day of December 31st.
1978 – Papoose American Rapper is born.
1979 – You think gas prices went up in 2009. On the last day of 1979 oil prices were 88% higher than the first day of that same year.
1999 – Sarah Knauss died. She was the oldest person in the world. 119 Years Old!
2004 – Taiwan has the official opening of Taipei 101 the tallest building in the world.
December 31st is also known as Old Year’s Night or New Year’s Eve and the Seventh Day of Christmas. Seven Swans a-swimming symbolizes the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit or the seven sacraments.
Happy New Year from Every Thursday Anecdotes – etaBlog.com
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