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 April
Happy April Fools’ Day! What tricks are you planning?
1 April
#Onthisday in 527 A.D, Justinan I was named as co-ruler and successor to the Byzantine Emperor by his uncle, Emperor Justin I. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Justinian%20I
2 April
It’s World Autism Awareness Day! Let’s spread awareness and support. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/cupchilddev/autism/0
2 April
#Onthisday in 1921, Albert Einstein lectured in NYC on his new theory of relativity. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Albert%20Einstein
3 April
The infamous American outlaw Jesse James was killed by Robert Ford #onthisday in https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Jesse%20James
4 April
One of the most influential leaders of the American civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray #onthisday in 1968. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Martin%20Luther%20King%20Jr.
5 April
After 18 years of detention, Scottish King James I returned to Scotland #onthisday in 1424. You can learn more about James’s reign overseeing the beginnings of England’s colonization in North America in Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=James%20I
7 April
Happy National Beer Day! Did you know that beer is considered to be the most popular drink around the world? You can learn more about this alcoholic beverage and its history with Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=beer
7 April
Norwegian arctic explorer, scientist, statesman, and humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen reached record 86°13.6′N latitude north, the closest expedition to the North Pole #onthisday in 1895. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Fridtjof%20Nansen
9 April
Peterborough Town Library in Peterborough, New Hampshire became the first U.S. tax-supported public library #onthisday in 1833. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=library
10 April
Titanic, the supposedly unsinkable British passenger liner, set sail from Southampton #onthisday in 1912 for her maiden and final voyage. The Titanic would eventually strike an iceberg and sink off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Titanic
11 April
During the Wars of the Roses, King Edward IV of England seized London from Henry VI #onthisday in 1471. You can learn more about the series of civil battles in Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Edward%20IV
12 April
#Onthisday in 1857, Gustave Flaubert’s novel Madame Bovary was published. You can learn more about the author and his inspiration for the story in Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Madame%20Bovary
13 April
One of the world’s greatest museums, the Metropolitan Museum of Art formed in NYC #onthisday in 1870. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art
14 April
#Onthisday in 1792, France declared war on Austria, a catalyst to the start of the French Revolution, a series of wars and the beginning of the Napoleonic era. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=French%20Revolutionary%20Wars
15 April
French King Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, declared war on Spain #onthisday in 1689. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Louis%20XIV
16 April
It’s National Librarian Day! #thankalibrarian
16 April
Annie Oakley, a legendary sharpshooter, set the women’s record by breaking 100 clay targets in a row #onthisday in 1922. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Annie%20Oakley
17 April
Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974, Haile Selassie I ended slavery in Ethiopia #onthisday in 1932. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Haile%20Selassie
18 April
#Onthisday in 1906, an earthquake devastated San Francisco, destroying over 75% of the city. You can learn more about this historic earthquake in Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=San%20Francisco%20earthquake%20of%201906
19 April
Chinese military and political leader Chiang Kai-shek was elected president of Nationalist China #onthisday in 1948. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Chiang%20Kai-shek
21 April
#Onthisday in 753 B.C. it is estimated that twin brothers Romulus and Remus founded Rome. Explore more about Rome in Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Rome
22 April
Happy Earth Day! Comment below and share pics of your favorite places you’ve been to.
24 April
#Onthisday in 1184 B.C. it was believed that the Greeks entered Troy using the infamous Trojan horse. Learn more about the 10-year-long Trojan War in Credo Reference. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Trojan%20war
25 April
About 200,000 anti-Vietnam War protesters marched on Washington D.C #onthisday in 1971. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Vietnam%20War
27 April
The Scots were defeated by Edward I of England at the Battle of Dunbar #onthisday in 1296. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Edward%20I
28 April
#Onthisday in 1847, George B. Vashon became the first African American to enter the New York State Bar. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=lawyers
29 April
#Onthisday in 1878, Louis Pasteur presented his germ theory—the theory that certain diseases are caused by the invasion of the body by microorganisms—to the French Academy of Sciences. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=louis+pasteur
