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Jul 01
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Credo Social Media for July

July 1, 2020
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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

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