January 11th, 2011. Today's date is significant to a lot of people. But also insignificant to others. It's some peoples birthdays (shout out to Carolyn), some peoples anniversaries. But besides those who have a reason to celebrate, this day seems special to a lot of people. Whatever the reason, superstitions or maybe number-obsessed (Haha I must say, I think I fall into that category), the date seems cool. When really, only 10 days ago the date repeated the same number (1/1/11).
Dates with number repetition or patterns sometimes hold historical significance. On 1/23/45 Hungary withdrew from WWII. 08/08/08 was the start of the Beijing Olympics, in which the opening ceremony began around 8 p.m. (and in China, the number 8 is considered lucky). For runners, 10/10/10 was the Chicago Marathon.
Will today's date hold historical significance for years to come? According to this article, perhaps Verizon's 11 a.m. iPhone announcement will go down in history." In fact, if you use google images and type in "1.11.11", this picture comes up... =>So, for you, is this day significant or just a normal day? Just something to ponder...
Haha thanks for the shout out, Brooks. This is an interesting post, not just because the date effects me. I never put together the WWII reference with the numbers and, being a technology freak, I have to admit this is the first I heard of Verizon's announcement. It's pretty exciting! AT&T no longer has the Apple iPhone monopoly in the world of cell phones. The iPhone is what caused many people to switch to AT&T in the first place, maybe Verizon will start to get customers back? Or maybe it's just for the future prevention switching of wireless providers.
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ReplyDeleteI think depending on the person, any date could be significant. It doesn't matter what the pattern of numbers (though I have to admit I like when there are days like 1.11.11) but what events happen on those days. But that is with anything too. Any thing, date, place, etc can be significant to someone because of a personal experience.
Brooks- I also think this idea speaks to an idea that we discussed way back during the beginning of first quarter (and an idea that keeps showing up again)- people care way too much about numbers. In most cases, Mr. O'Connor and Mr. Bolos talk about this topic in regards to people caring too much about grades and their exact numbers. Though this obsession with double/triple number dates isn't harmful at all (just kind of fun), it illustrates another way our society is obsessed with numbers.
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