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!
June 1
🏳️🌈 Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈 Celebrate by learning more about the Stonewall Rebellion—which was a significant turning point in the gay rights movement—at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/sharpecw/stonewall_rebellion/0
June 1
Anne Boleyn was crowned Queen of England #onthisday in 1533. Three years later, her husband, King Henry VIII, had her beheaded for adultery, incest, and plotting to kill him. Learn more about the doomed queen at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/columency/boleyn_anne/0
June 2
Harriet Tubman accompanied Col. James Montgomery and 150 black troops to free 756 slaves #onthisday in 1863. Learn more about the brave abolitionist, spy, nurse, and suffragist at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Harriet%20Tubman
June 4
Chinese troops cleared Tiananmen Square of student protesters #onthisday in 1989. Learn more about the Tiananmen Square Massacre that killed approximately 1,000 unarmed protesters at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Tiananmen%20Square
June 5
Happy National Cancer Survivors Day, dedicated as a celebration of life, inspiration, hope, and awareness. What are some of the causes of and current treatments for cancer? Find out at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/blackmed/cancer/0
June 6
#Onthisday in 1944, 156,000 brave British, Canadian, and American troops landed on the 5 beaches of Normandy in the largest seaborne invasion in history. Learn more about D-day at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/heliconhe/d_day/0
June 8
🌊 Take the “We are blue, tell two” challenge on #WorldOceansDay 🌊:
Learn 2 facts about the ocean and tell 2 others. Together, we can protect and restore our oceans. Learn more about our marine environment at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=marine%20environment
June 10
The first victim of the Salem witch trials, Bridget Bishop, was hanged for witchcraft in Massachusetts #onthisday in 1692. Learn more about the Salem witch trials at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Salem%20witch
June 12
Thirteen-year-old Anne Frank received a diary as a birthday present #onthisday in 1942. Her entries from June 1942 to August 1944 are the most famous personal accounts of the Holocaust. Learn more about the teenage diarist at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Anne%20Frank
June 14
Did you know the words “under God” were not included in the Pledge of Allegiance until 1954? President Eisenhower signed an order adding them #onthisday. 🇺🇸 Learn more about the Pledge at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/columency/pledge_of_allegiance/0
June 15
Bessie Coleman became the first African-American woman and Native American to earn her pilot license #onthisday in 1921. Discover more firsts in aviation at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Aviation
June 16
Happy Birthday to Tupac Shakur, one of the most influential rappers of all time, born #onthisday in 1971. Learn more about 2Pac at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/vipaaalm/tupac_shakur_1971_1996/0
June 17
It’s #NationalDumpthePump Day! ⛽️ As the price of gas continues to rise, there’s no better time to switch to public transportation, even for just a day. Learn more about this finite resource at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=gasoline
June 18
The AIDS epidemic was formally recognized by medical professionals in San Francisco #onthisday in 1981. Learn more about the emergence and treatments of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=AIDS
June 19
Happy Juneteenth! #Onthis day in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Texas to inform 250,000 African Americans that slavery had been abolished 2 1/2 years prior. Learn more about Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Emancipation%20Proclamation
June 20
Today is #WorldRefugeeDay, a day to recognize and focus on ways to improve the lives of refugees forced to leave their countries due to war or other crises. To learn more, go to Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/sagegeography/refugees/0
June 21
#Onthisday in 1788, New Hampshire became the 9th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. To learn more about the framework of the U.S. government, go to Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/heliconhe/us_constitution/0
June 22
#Onthisday in 1633: Under threat of torture, Galileo was forced to recant his view that the Earth orbits the Sun. It took the Vatican 359 years to admit that they were wrong! Learn more about the Italian scientist and natural philosopher at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Galileo%20Galilei
June 23
It’s National Typewriter Day! The old fuddy-duddy has made a comeback into popular culture—Quentin Tarantino even uses one to write his screenplays. Learn more about the cult favorite film director and screenwriter at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Quentin%20tarantino
June 24
Pablo Picasso’s first exhibition opened in Paris #onthisday in 1901. He was just 19 years old. Learn more about the most inventive and prolific 20th-century artists at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Picasso
June 25
Come together, right now, and celebrate #GlobalBeatlesDay! Want to know more about the Fab Four? Go to Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=The%20Beatles
June 26
#Onthisday in 1963. JFK gave his famous “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech in West Berlin. What he meant to say was “I am a Berliner,” but how it came out was “I am a doughnut.” We get the point. Read the speech in its entirety at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/heliconhe/ich_bin_ein_berliner/0
June 27
#HelenKellerDay celebrates the life and achievements of the inspiring woman who overcame blindness and deafness to become a symbol of courage in the face of overwhelming odds. Learn more about her at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/persgreatest/helen_keller_1880_1968/0
June 29
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed during the height of the civil rights movement #onthisday. This landmark piece of legislation outlaws discrimination on the grounds of a person’s color, race, national origin, religion, or sex. Learn more at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/heliconhe/civil_rights_act_1964/0
June 30
You can thank author Upton Sinclair for the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act, which passed #onthisday in 1906. Sinclair wrote “The Jungle” to expose the appalling conditions in the meat-packing industry. Learn more about the “king of the muckrakers” at Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/routaj/sinclair_upton/0