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Dec 30
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Credo Social Media Posts for January

  • December 30, 2020
  • Mecca-Amirah Jackson
  • Credo, Featured, Librarians, Tools and Resources

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 January

Wishing you all a happy New Year!

Fireworks

1 January

#Onthisday in 1892, Ellis Island opened as a U.S. immigration inspection station. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=US%20immigration

Ellis Island

2 January

Photography pioneer Louis Daguerre took the first photograph of the moon on this day in 1839. This photograph of the Boulevard du Temple is widely considered to be the first photograph to include an image of people.
https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Louis%20Daguerre

2 January

Today is #NationalScienceFictionDay! Celebrate the works of Mary Shelley, H. G. Wells, Jules Verne, Isaac Asimov,  and other pioneers in the field! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Science%20Fiction

Space wormhole

3 January

Martin Luther, a German monk who forever changed Christianity when he nailed his “95 Theses” to a church door, was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church #onthisday in 1521. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Martin%20Luther

Martin Luther

4 January

#Onthisday in 1999, the Euro, the new money of 11 European nations, went into effect on the continent of Europe. Currently the Euro is equal to 1.21 United States dollars. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=The%20euro

Euro

4 January

Happy birthday, Sir Isaac Newton! Did you know in 1705, this brilliant scientist was knighted by Queen Anne? Learn more about Newton’s accomplishments here: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Sir%20Isaac%20Newton

Isaac Newton

6 January

Today, we celebrate the birth of Joan of Arc, who, believing that she was acting under divine guidance, led the French army in a momentous victory at Orléans in 1429. Learn more about “The Maid of Orléans” here: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Joan%20of%20Arc

Joan of Arc

 

7 January

#On this day In 1955, Marian Anderson became the first African-American to sing in an opera at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Opera

Marian Anderson

8 January

Happy birthday, Elvis! The “King of Rock and Roll” was born #onthisday in 1935. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Elvis

Elvis Presley

9 January

#Onthisday in 2007, Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, unveiled the first iPhone and transformed the way we interact with the world. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=IPhone

Steve Jobs

11 January

Happy birthday to U.S. Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, inspiration for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash-hit Broadway musical! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Alexander%20Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

12 January

#Onthisday in 1876, the great American author Jack London was born! The Call of the Wild and White Fang are among his best-known works. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Jack%20London

Jack London

14 January

Benedict Arnold, an American general in the Revolutionary War who later became one of the most infamous traitors in U.S. history, was born on this day in 1741. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Benedict%20Arnold

Benedict Arnold

15 January

It’s #NationalBagelDay! What’s your favorite bagel combination? https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Carbs

Bagels

16 January

Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible, crowned himself the new tsar of Russia #onthisday in 1547. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Ivan%20IV

Ivan the Terrible

17 January

Happy birthday to Michelle Obama, born on this day in 1964! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?concept=Michelle%20Obama

Michelle Obama

18 January

Today, we celebrate the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr., the iconic African-American civil rights leader. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=martin%20luther%20king%20jr

18 January

It’s #NationalPopcornDay! Did you know that popcorn is about 5,600 years old? The oldest popcorn ever found was discovered in the “Bat Cave” of central New Mexico.

Popcorn

19 January

“Quoth the raven nevermore.” Happy birthday to American author and poet Edgar Allan Poe! Poe’s most famous works include “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Raven,” and “Annabel Lee.” https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=edgar%20allen%20poe

Edgar Allan Poe

20 January

It’s Inauguration Day! https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=President

U.S. flag

21 January

#Onthisday in 1765, the French King Louis XVI was guillotined for treason. Louis XVI was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. Discover more about the late king’s legacy here: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=King%20Louis%20XVI

Louis XVI

22 January

Happy birthday to English romantic poet Lord Byron, born on this day in 1788! The image presented is his signature. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=George%20Byron

Lord Byron's signature

25 January

#Onthisday in 1533, King Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn, whose execution for treason made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that marked the start of the English Reformation. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Anne%20Boleyn

Anne Boleyn

 

25 January

Born #onthisday in 1882, Virginia Woolf was an English writer, considered one of the more important modernist 20th-century authors. Learn more about her life and literary works here: https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Virginia%20Woolf

Virginia Woolf

26 January

#Onthisday in 2005, Condoleezza Rice became U.S. secretary of state and the highest-ranking African-American woman ever to serve in a U.S. presidential cabinet. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Condoleezza%20Rice

Condoleezza Rice

29 January

Jane Austin published Pride and Prejudice #onthisday in 1813. It is rumored that the character of Mr. Darcy was based on Austen’s love interest, Thomas Lefroy. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=Pride%20and%20Prejudice

Jane Austen

30 January

Happy birthday to Franklin D. Roosevelt, the only U.S. president to serve more than two terms. https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?searchPhrase=FDR

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

30 January

It’s #NationalCroissantDay! Fun fact: The word croissant means “crescent,” as in its crescent moon shape.

Croissants

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Mecca-Amirah Jackson is a Sales Manager at Infobase. A writer and blogger based in New Jersey, she received her B.A. in English Literature and is currently pursuing her M.B.A. with a Concentration in Digital Marketing.

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