At Credo we understand the need for libraries to write interesting social media content to engage your users and raise awareness of valuable resources and services. That’s why we’ve created this monthly blog post with social media posts featuring interesting observances, trivia, this-day-in-history, and humor that your library can copy/paste to your own feed with no attribution necessary.
PS: the images here are all in the public domain (mostly from Pixabay and Wikimedia Commons), so feel free to take advantage of them when you post!
1 July
Happy birthday to the “People’s Princess”! Princess Diana was born this day in 1961. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=princess+diana @credoreference
1 July
It’s no joke that today is International Joke Day! Seriously, learn more about riddles here: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=riddle @credoreference
2 July
It was on this day in 1937 that Amelia Earhart disappeared during a flight around the world. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=amelia+earhart @credoreference
4 July
Happy Independence Day! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=july+4th @credoreference
6 July
Happy birthday, George W. Bush! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=George%20W.%20Bush @credoreference
8 July
The Liberty Bell tolled to announce the Declaration of Independence on this day in 1776. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=declaration+of+independence @credoreference
10 July
Happy birthday to tennis great Arthur Ashe! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=arthur+ashe @credoreference
11 July
The famous duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr took place on this day in 1804. Read more about the historic American statesman who inspired Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway smash: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=alexander+hamilton @credoreference
12 July
Happy birthday to Henry David Thoreau! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=henry+david+thoreau @credoreference
13 July
On this day 123 years ago, Guglielmo Marconi patented the radio. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=marconi @credoreference
13 July
Today is National French Fry Day! Find out about the “eight Fs” of fast food marketing (10 if you include French fries!). https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=fast+food @credoreference
15 July
Today is Rembrandt’s birthday. More than 600 paintings are known from this prolific Dutch painter! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=rembrandt @credoreference
15 July
Alzheimer’s disease was named after psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer on this day in 1910. Get the facts about this degenerative brain disease here: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=alzheimer%27s+disease @credoreference
16 July
On this day in 1790, Congress declared Washington, D.C., the new U.S. capital. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=washington+dc @credoreference
17 July
Disneyland, the world’s first modern theme park, opened on this day in 1955 in Anaheim, California. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=walt+disney @credoreference
18 July
Happy birthday to Nelson Mandela! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=nelson+mandela @credoreference
20 July
Today in 1969, Neil Armstrong took his giant leap for mankind as the first person to set foot on the moon. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=neil+armstrong @credoreference
20 July
Today is International Chess Day! Did you know that the game of chess was named after its key move, in which the king is put in check? https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=chess @credoreference
23 July
Did you know that ice cream originated as a means of preserving milk? The ice cream cone is said to have been introduced on this day in 1904. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=ice+cream @credoreference
26 July
Happy Parents’ Day! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=parents @credoreference
26 July
The FBI was founded on this day in 1908. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=fbi @credoreference
27 July
This day in 1974 the House approved three articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=richard+nixon @credoreference
28 July
The first fingerprint was taken on this day in 1858! Find out more about these unique impressions: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=fingerprint @credoreference
31 July
Happy birthday, J.K. Rowling! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=j.k.+rowling @credoreference
