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 its own feed with no attribution necessary.
P.S.: 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!
July 1
Happy birthday to the late Diana, Princess of Wales, who remains a beloved figure more than 20 years after her tragic death. Born #onthisday in 1961. Learn more about Lady Di at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Diana%20Spencer
July 3
Happy birthday to Top Gun Tom Cruise, born #onthisday in 1962 in Syracuse, NY. Learn more about the film actor, producer, and Scientologist at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Tom%20Cruise
July 4
Happy 4th of July! Celebrate by learning more about the Declaration of Independence at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/columency/declaration_of_independence/0
July 6
Louis Pasteur successfully gave the first anti-rabies vaccine to a 9-year-old boy #onthisday in 1885. Learn more about the French chemist and microbiologist, regarded as one of the greatest scientists in history, at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Louis%20Pasteur
July 7
Sliced bread was sold for the first time #onthisday in 1928 thanks to the bread-slicing machine, the greatest invention since…well, sliced bread! Learn more about bread and its history at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Bread
July 9
Colonel Oliver North admitted to shredding Iran-Contra evidence #onthisday in 1987. Learn more interesting facts about the 40th president’s administration at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Ronald%20Reagan
July 11
#Onthisday in 1969: David Bowie released “Space Oddity” 9 days before Apollo 11 landed on the moon. Did you know Bowie started writing his hit 6 months after seeing “2001: A Space Odyssey”? Learn more about the music and fashion icon at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=David%20Bowie
July 12
Alexander Hamilton died after being shot in a pistol duel by Aaron Burr #onthisday in 1804. You might better remember his tragic demise from the Broadway musical’s finale “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story.” Learn more about the American statesman at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Alexander%20Hamilton
July 13
#Onthisday in 1985: “Live Aid” concerts held at Wembley Stadium in London and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia raised over $70 million for African famine relief. Learn more about the fundraiser’s organizer, Bob Geldof, at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Bob%20Geldof
July 14
Who doesn’t love a good conspiracy theory? WYHY radio offered $1M to anyone who could prove Elvis was still alive #onthisday in 1988, 11 years after the legend’s death. Learn more about the King of Rock and Roll at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/jhueas/presley_elvis/0
July 16
Happy birthday, Ida Bell Wells, born #onthisday in 1862. A prominent journalist, civil rights activist, and suffragist, Wells led a campaign exposing lynching in southern states. Learn more about the history of journalism at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Journalism
July 18
#Onthisday in 1925: “Mein Kampf” by Adolf Hitler was published. Learn more about the rise and fall of the German dictator at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Hitler
July 18
In one of the most thrilling performances to behold, Nadia Comăneci became the first gymnast in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10.0 #onthisday in 1976. She then went on to do it 6 more times. Learn more about the Olympic Games at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Olympics
July 19
The skull of Sahelanthropus tchadensis was discovered #onthisday in 2001. Somewhere between 6–7 million years old, it is one of the oldest known species in the human family tree. Learn more about archaeology at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Archaeology
July 20
Apollo 11 landed on the surface of the Moon #onthisday in 1969. Did you know Neil Armstrong actually said: “That’s one small step for *a* man, one giant leap for mankind.” Except no one heard him say *a*. Learn more about the misquoted astronaut at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Neil%20Armstrong
July 21
Happy birthday to beloved Academy Award-winner and comedian Robin Williams, born #onthisday in 1951. Learn more about the comic genius at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Robin%20Williams
July 23
#Onthisday in 2015: NASA’s Kepler mission announced the discovery of the most Earth-like planet yet, Kepler-452b, just a scant 1,400 light years from Earth. Learn more about space exploration at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=space%20exploration
July 24
It’s Amelia Earhart Day! Celebrate by learning all about the pioneering aviator at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Amelia%20Earhart
July 25
Bob Dylan was booed at the Newport Folk Festival for ditching his acoustic guitar for a Fender Stratocaster. He then launched into an electrified version of “Maggie’s Farm” #onthisday in 1965. Learn more about the legendary singer and songwriter at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Bob%20Dylan
July 27
What’s up, Doc? The lovable “wascally wabbit” Bugs Bunny first debuts in “Wild Hare” #onthisday in 1940. Learn more about the art of animation at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=animation
July 28
When two strange facts collide. #onthisday: A plane crashed into the Empire State Building. The impact broke the cables supporting the elevator, and a woman fell 75 stories…and survived! Learn more facts about the NYC landmark at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/sageauh/empire_state_building/0
July 29
The first test footage for “Steamboat Willie” featuring Mickey Mouse was created #onthisday in 1928. Learn more about Walt Disney, a pioneer of the American animation industry, at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Walt%20Disney
July 30
Happy birthday, Emily Brontë, author of “Wuthering Heights,” born #onthisday in 1818. Learn more about the English novelist and member of the talented Brontë family at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Emily%20Bront%C3%AB
July 31
If you need another reason to enjoy avocado toast at brunch, today is #NationalAvocadoDay! Learn more about this tropical fruit (yes, fruit!) at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=avocado
