Josh Benner

Tag: anniversary

  • My first year of marriage: How I Met My Wife

    I got married a year ago today. It’s crazy. As I think about how we met, there’s always been a certain amount of fatalism in our story. We met on eHarmony. I was living in Minnesota, she was in Atlanta. The first time we ever talked was February 20, 2017. It was a Monday night,…

  • MLK’s dream still alive 50 years after his death

    Martin Luther King was assassinated 50 years ago today outside his hotel room in Memphis, Tennessee. In our age with all of the politics and spin, and counterspin, I find it sad to admit that I feel like I don’t really know anything about this man. Obviously I know he was the most prolific leader…

  • The eve of infamy and where I was on 9/11

    Originally posted September 11, 2012 As I write these words, the stresses of everyday life come to mind. I think of how busy I am between school, work, and other commitments. I’m so often short-sighted and allow myself to get frustrated. It’s getting late and I jot some thoughts down before going to sleep. On…

  • Facebook: The social network that changed the world turns 10

    This post is based off of a previous post entitled: Facebook 2004 and Facebook 2011. Seven year anniversary of joining the Social Network. Originally published November 16, 2011. I can still vividly remember it. Talking to a friend from high school on AIM, him sending me the link to some obscure site that he had…

  • Shattered peace: 75th anniversary of Nazi’s “Night of Broken Glass”

    Throughout Germany and Austria, riots broke out on this night 75 years ago in a night which is infamously referred to as Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, after the destruction done to Jewish businesses and properties. At least 91 Jewish people were killed; 30,000 men were arrested; hundreds of businesses were damaged or destroyed.…