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Apr 01
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Credo Social Media Posts for April

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?

April 1

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 

 

Justinan I, Byzantine Emperor

2 April

It’s World Autism Awareness Day! Let’s spread awareness and support. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/cupchilddev/autism/0 

Autism Awareness symbol

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

Albert Einstein

3 April 

The infamous American outlaw Jesse James was killed by Robert Ford #onthisday in https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Jesse%20James

Jesse James

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. 

Martin Luther King Jr.

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 

King James I of Scotland

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 

two friends toasting with beer bottles

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 

Fridtjof Nansen

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 

Peterborough Town Library in Peterborough, New Hampshire

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   

R.M.S. 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 

map of England during the War of the Roses

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 

Madame Bovary

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

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

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

French flag

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

Louis XIV (the Sun King)

16 April

It’s National Librarian Day! #thankalibrarian

library stacks with books

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

Annie Oakley

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

Haile Selassie I

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 

San Francisco

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 

Chaing Kai-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 

Romulus, cofounder of Rome

22 April 

Happy Earth Day! Comment below and share pics of your favorite places you’ve been to.

mountains

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 

Trojan horse

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

Anti-Vietnam War protest

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 

Battle of Dunbar

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 

gavel

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

Louis Pasteur, painting by Albert Edelfelt, 1885

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Apr 01

Credo Social Media Posts for April

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!

2 April
Today is World Autism Awareness Day. Learn more about this complex neurodevelopmental disorder: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=autism

2 April
Paul Engle remarked that “Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power.” Happy National Poetry Month! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=poetry

4 April
Today begins National Robotics Week. Contrary to the popular fiction image of robots as ambulatory machines that look like humans, most robotic systems are anchored to fixed positions in factories.
https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=robotics

6 April
The first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece, on this day in 1896. The world’s oldest sports spectacular, the first known Olympiad was held in 776 B.C.E.!
https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=olympic%20games

11 April
It was today in 1890 that Ellis Island, NY, was designated as an immigration station. Explore the waves of immigration, and the legal, social, and economic impacts here: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=immigration

12 April
The Inquisition of Galileo Galilei began on this day in 1633. Forced to renounce his belief that the Earth moves around the Sun, Galileo is said to have muttered, “Eppur si muove” (“Yet it does move”).
https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=galileo

12 April
The U.S. Civil War began on this day in 1861 as Confederate soldiers fired on Fort Sumter. Over the course of four years, American society was transformed. Explore the origins and legacies of the war, along with details of the soldiers’ experiences: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=American%20Civil%20War

13 April
We detect that it was on this day in 1892 that Scottish physicist Sir Robert Watson-Watt developed one of the earliest practical radar systems. Did you know that the word radar is an acronym for RAdio Detection And Ranging?  https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=radar

13 April
The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in New York City on this day in 1870. It didn’t open on its present site until 1880.
https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=metropolitan%20museum

14 April
John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath was published on this day in 1939.
https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=john%20steinbeck

16 April
Happy birthday, Charlie Chaplin! Read more about one of the most original creators in the history of the cinema: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=charlie%20chaplin

18 April
On this day in 1775, Paul Revere made his “midnight ride.” His actions were commemorated in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=paul%20revere

19 April
It’s National Library Week! Did you know that the earliest-known library was a collection of clay tablets in Babylonia in the 21st century B.C.?
https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=libraries

21 April
Today we solemnly observe Holocaust Remembrance Day.
https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=holocaust

21 April
Happy birthday to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=queen%20elizabeth%20ii

22 April
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. In 1995, Senator Gaylord Nelson received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for being the “father of Earth Day.”  https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=earth%20day

27 April
Ludwig van Beethoven composed his famous “Für Elise” on this day in 1810. This musical composition was not discovered and published until after Beethoven’s death. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=beethoven

29 April
On this day in 1878, Louis Pasteur presented his germ theory to the French Academy of Sciences. This theory was arguably the most important medical discovery of all time:  https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=pasteur

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