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.
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!
1 June
In the Eurasian steppes near Dereivka, central Ukraine, the domestication of the horse occurred approximately #onthisday in 4000 BCE. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=horses
2 June
#Onthisday in 455, the sacking of Rome occurred, the looting lasting for 14 days. You can learn more about the Roman Empire with Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Rome
3 June
Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto’s Expedition claimed Florida for Spain #onthisday in 1539. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Hernando%20de%20Soto
4 June
It’s #NationalDonutDay! What’s your favorite type of donut?
5 June
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin was first published in serial form #onthisday in 1851. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Harriet%20Beecher%20Stowe
6 June
It’s #HigherEducationDay!
7 June
Louis XIV was crowned the King of France #onthisday in 1654. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Louis%20XIV
8 June
It’s #BestFriendsDay! Tell us your favorite memories with your BFF!
9 June
Sioux Chief Red Cloud and U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant met #onthisday in 1870. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Ulysses%20S.%20Grant
10 June
Hanged for witchcraft, Bridget Bishop became the first victim of the Salem witch trials #onthisday in 1692. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Salem%20Witch%20Trials
11 June
The sacking and burning of Troy occurred #onthisday in 1184 BCE. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Trojan%20War
12 June
#Onthisday in 1381, the Peasants’ Revolt began in England, sparked off by the attempt to levy a new poll tax in the village of Fobbing, Essex. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Peasants%27%20Revolt
13 June
Military and political leader Simon Bolívar was proclaimed dictator #onthisday in 1828. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Simon%20Bol%C3%ADvar
14 June
Happy #FlagDay! Today we celebrate our nation’s flag. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=America
16 June
Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned in Lochleven Castle prison, Scotland #onthisday in 1567. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Mary%2C%20Queen%20of%20Scots
17 June
The Night Attack, Vlad III the Impaler’s attempts to assassinate Mehmed II, the Ottoman Empire’s Sultan, happened #onthisday in 1462. The attack forced Vlad III to retreat from Wallachia. You can learn more about the Ottoman Empire with Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Ottoman%20empire
18 June
#Onthisday in 1541, Henry VIII was selected as King of Ireland by the Irish Parliament. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Henry%20VIII
19 June
It’s #Juneteenth! Today we commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=African%20Americans
20 June
Happy Father’s Day! What’s your favorite dad joke?
21 June
Happy #FirstDayofSummer! What are your plans for the summer?
22 June
At the age of 13, “Little Stevie” Wonder released his first single “Fingertips” #onthisday in 1963. The single was the first live non-studio recording to go #1 on Billboard. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Stevie%20Wonder
23 June
#Onthisday in 1868, the first commercially successful Sholes and Glidden typewriter was patented by Christopher Latham Sholes. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Typewriter
24 June
Have you heard of dancing mania? #Onthisday in 1374, an outbreak of St. John’s Dance (dancing mania) caused people in Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and dance until they collapsed from exhaustion. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Medieval%20Europe
25 June
The first woman to receive a Ph.D., philosopher and mathematician Elena Cornaro Piscopia was awarded a doctorate of philosophy from the University of Padua #onthisday in 1678. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=philosophy
27 June
Iberian maritime explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo set sail from the Mexican port of Navidad to explore the west coast of North America #onthisday in 1542. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Mexico
28 June
The Treaty of Versailles was signed in France #onthisday in 1919. Not only did the treaty end WWI, but it also established the League of Nations. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Treaty%20of%20Versailles
29 June
During a performance of Henry VII, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, England, burned down #onthisday 1613. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Henry%20VIII
30 June
It’s #WorldSocialMediaDay! How has social media changed your life?
