Social Media Ideas Generator 17 January
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Post Ideas
Woo-hoo! It's the last day of the working week. Share what you or your team are up to this weekend.
Don't forget to wish all your followers a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Create an infographic about your industry and share it. If you are unable to create one yourself, Google '[your industry] infographic' - remembering to cite the original source.
Holiday posts are always 'evergreen content'. Show your readers that you are in the holiday spirit, and share an image that conveys how you feel.
Select a 'Fan of the Week', and publicly thank them throughout social media.
Historic Events
On this day in 2001: Impeachment proceedings against Philippine President Joseph Estrada end prematurely after the second envelope, which allegedly holds proof that the accused has committed plunder, remains unopened by majority vote of the senator-judges. Those senators who voted for the opening of the envelope walk out of the courtroom along with the people watching inside. This event, covered on several Philippine television channels, and the resulting SMS/text messages encouraging everyone to go to EDSA and shout for the removal or resignation of Estrada from office, triggers the second EDSA People Power Revolution or People Power II.
On this day in 1997: A Delta II rocket carrying a military GPS payload explodes, shortly after liftoff from Cape Canaveral.
On this day in 1997: NBA suspends Dennis Rodman indefinitely, fines him $25,000 for kicking cameraman.
On this day in 1997: Asfa Wossen [Amha Selassie], crown emperor of Ethiopia in exile, dies.
On this day in 1996: Barbara Charline Jordan, American politician, dies at age 59 (born 1936).
On this day in 1995: A magnitude 6.9 earthquake called the Great Hanshin earthquake occurs near Kobe, Japan. 5502 people killed, 36,896 injured, over 200,000 buildings damaged or destroyed. Over 90 percent of the casualties occurred along the southern coast of Honshu between Kobe and Nishinomiya.
On this day in 1995: Los Angeles Rams announce that they are moving to Saint Louis, Missouri.
On this day in 1995: A magnitude 7.3 earthquake (known as the Great Hanshin earthquake hits near Kobe, Japan, causing extensive property damage and killing 6,433 people.
On this day in 1994: In Northridge, California, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurs. Sixty people were killed, more than 7,000 injured, 20,000 homeless and more than 40,000 buildings damaged in Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange and San Bernardino Counties. Severe damage occurred in the San Fernando Valley. Collapsed overpasses closed sections of the Santa Monica Freeway, the Antelope Valley Freeway, the Simi Valley Freeway and the Golden State Freeway. Total damage: US$30 billion.
On this day in 1994: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Northridge, California; see 1994 Northridge Earthquake.
On this day in 1993: Russian Irina Privalova cycles world record 300m indoor (35.45 seconds).
On this day in 1992: Charlie Ventura, jazz sax (Bop for the people), dies of cancer at age 75.
On this day in 1991: Operation Desert Storm begins - US and 27 allies attack Iraq for occupying Kuwait.
On this day in 1991: Helmut Kohl is formally elected chancellor of united Germany by the Bundestag. He receives 378 yes votes, 257 no votes and 9 abstain.
On this day in 1991: Mountie Jacques Rougeau beats Hart for WWF intercontinental title.
On this day in 1991: Harald V becomes King of Norway on the death of his father, Olav V.
On this day in 1991: Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm began early in the morning. Iraq fires 8 Scud missiles into Israel in an unsuccessful bid to provoke Israeli retaliation.
On this day in 1990: Dave Stewart signs record US$3,500,000 per year Oakland Athletics contract.
On this day in 1990: The Who, Simon and Garfunkel, Four Seasons, Four Tops, Hank Ballard, Platters and Kinks inducted into Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
On this day in 1989: Phoenix Suns cancel game at Miami Heat, due to racial unrest in Miami, Florida.
On this day in 1989: Victoria Murden and Shirley Metz are first women to reach South Pole overland (on skis).
On this day in 1989: Patrick Edward Purdy kills five children, wounds 30 and then shoots himself in Stockton, California.
On this day in 1987: US President Ronald Reagan signs secret order permitting covert sale of arms to Iran.
On this day in 1986: Tim Witherspoon beats Tony Tubbs in 15 to regain WBA heavyweight title.
On this day in 1985: Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test (versus England).
On this day in 1985: British Telecom announces it is going to phase out its famous red telephone boxes.
On this day in 1985: British Telecom announces the retirement of the United Kingdom's famous red telephone boxes.
On this day in 1984: US Supreme Court rules (5-4) private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws.
On this day in 1983: Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at age 71.
On this day in 1983: Alabama Governor George C Wallace becomes governor for record fourth time.
On this day in 1983: Launch of breakfast television in the United Kingdom with the BBC's Breakfast programme presented by Frank Bough and Selina Scott
On this day in 1982: Cold Sunday in the United States sees temperatures fall to their lowest levels in over 100 years in numerous cities.
On this day in 1975: Bob Dylan releases Blood on the Tracks, often considered one of his best albums.
On this day in 1974: Joni Mitchell releases Court and Spark, arguably her most mainstream album.
On this day in 1972: Section of Memphis, Tennessee, Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley Boulevard.
On this day in 1971: Super Bowl V: Baltimore Colts-16, Dallas Cowboys-13 in Miami, Florida; Most Valuable Player: Chuck Howley, Dallas, Linebacker.
On this day in 1955: Joannes A Veraart, Dutch judge/Member of Parliament, (Jews in Netherlands), dies at age 68.
On this day in 1955: In Kirkland, Washington, USA two iron meteorites break through an amateur astronomer's observatory dome; one sets a fire.
On this day in 1953: The General Motors Motorama opens to the general public in New York City. The prototype Chevrolet Corvette Dream Car is displayed to the public for the first time. The roadster is white with red interior, fiberglass body, 235-cid straight-6 engine, and two-speed automatic. Also on display at the Motorama: Buick fiberglass-bodied two-passenger Wildcat, Oldsmobile fiberglass-bodied four-passenger convertible Starfire, Cadillac fiberglass-bodied two-passenger roadster Le Mans.
On this day in 1917: The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
On this day in 1912: Sir Robert Falcon Scott (Scott of the Antarctic) reaches the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.
On this day in 1899: The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
On this day in 1893: The Citizen's Committee of Public Safety, led by Lorrin A. Thurston overthrew the government of Queen Liliuokalani of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
On this day in 1893: -17 degrees F (-27 degrees C), Millsboro, Delaware (state record).
On this day in 1893: Rutherford B Hayes 19th US President (1877-81), dies in Fremont Ohio at age 70.
On this day in 1886: Amilcare Ponchielli Italian composer (La Gioconda), dies at age 51.
On this day in 1885: A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
On this day in 1871: First cable car patented, by Andrew S Hallidie (begins service in 1873).
On this day in 1864: General Longstreet's command ends heavy fighting at Dandridge, Tennessee.
On this day in 1863: US Congress authorizes another US$100 million in United States Notes.
On this day in 1833: James Ball Antyne Scot founder (Ball Antyne Press), dies at about age 60.
On this day in 1832: Johannes van den Bosch appointed Governor-General of Dutch-Indies.
On this day in 1826: Juan Cris=stomo Arriaga y Balzola Spanish composer, dies at age 19.
On this day in 1821: MTxico permits Moses Austin and 300 US families to settle in Texas.
On this day in 1806: James Madison Randolph, the grandson of Thomas Jefferson, became the first child born in the White House.
On this day in 1805: Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil du Perron French interpreter, dies at age 73.
On this day in 1781: Continental troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton at the Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina.
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Births
Guillermo Mercedes; Dominican/US baseball infielder (Texas Rangers) was born on this day in 1974.
Sharon Marie Ferris in New Zealand; yachter (Olympics-1996) was born on this day in 1974.
Amanda Elizabeth Spivey in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA; Miss South Carolina-America (1995) was born on this day in 1973.
Rohn Meyer; Canadian Football League offensive linebacker (Calgary Stampeders) was born on this day in 1972.
Wendall Gaines; NFL tight end (Arizona Cardinals) was born on this day in 1972.
Tyler Houston; US baseball catcher (Atlanta Braves) was born on this day in 1971.
Derek Plante in Cloquet, Minnesota, USA; NHL center (Buffalo Sabres) was born on this day in 1971.
Peter Winter; Australian decathlete (Olympics-1996) was born on this day in 1971.
Jeremy Roenick in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; NHL center (Team USA, Chicago Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes) was born on this day in 1970.
Darnell Walker; NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers) was born on this day in 1970.
Candace Murray in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; softball shortstop (Olympics-1996) was born on this day in 1970.
William Michael Heinen Jr in Rayne, Louisiana, USA; PGA golfer (1994 Shell Houston) was born on this day in 1967.
Gregory Caccia in Bayshore, New York, USA; team handball right back (Olympics-1996) was born on this day in 1967.
Don Myrah in Oakland, California, USA; cyclist (Olympics-20th-1996) was born on this day in 1966.
Karissa Rushing in Benton, Arkansas, USA; Miss America-Arkansas (1990) was born on this day in 1966.
Rexton Gordon Shabba Ranks; Jamaican disc-jockey/rapper (Extra Naked) was born on this day in 1966.
Trish Johnson in Bristol, England; LPGA golfer (1993 Las Vegas) was born on this day in 1966.
Anna Ivan in La Jolla, California, USA; tennis star was born on this day in 1966.
Jeff Tabaka; US baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres) was born on this day in 1964.
Susanna Hoffs; actress/rocker (Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian) was born on this day in 1961.
Maia Chiburdanidze in Kutaisi, USSR; women's world chess champ was born on this day in 1961.
Chili Davis in Kingston, Jamaica; outfielder (California Angels) was born on this day in 1960.
John Crawford in Palo Alto, California, USA; bass (Berlin - Take My Breath Away) was born on this day in 1960.
Donna Stone in New Jersey, USA; fencer-epee (Olympics-1996) was born on this day in 1957.
Paul Young; rock vocalist/keyboardist (Every Time You Go Away) was born on this day in 1956.
Steve Earle in San Antonio, Texas, USA; country singer (Guitar Town) was born on this day in 1955.
Robert F Kennedy Jr; attorney (Natural Resources Defense Council) was born on this day in 1954.
Janet Dykman in Monterey Park, California, USA; archer (Olympics-1996) was born on this day in 1954.
Darrell Porter, American baseball player (d 2002) was born on this day in 1952.
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese musician, composer, producer, actor was born on this day in 1952.
Ryuichi Sakamoto in Japan; rocker (Academy Award 1988, Yellow Magic Orchestra) was born on this day in 1952.
Rolando Thoeni in Italy; slalom (Olympics-bronze-1972) was born on this day in 1951.
Debbie Watson in La Mirada, California, USA; actress (Karen, Tammy) was born on this day in 1949.
Jim Ladd, American freeform (radio format) Disc Jockey (KLOS) was born on this day in 1948.
Mick Taylor, British musician (The Rolling Stones) was born on this day in 1948.
Mick Taylor; rock bassist (Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar) was born on this day in 1948.
Alexander Alec Erwin; South African worker's union leader was born on this day in 1948.
William Hart; US singer (Four Gents, Delfonics - I'm Sorry) was born on this day in 1945.
Daniel Charles Brandenstein in Watertown, Wisconsin, USA; astronaut (STS 8, 51-G, 32, 49) was born on this day in 1943.
Cassius Clay [Muhammad Ali], heavyweight champion boxer (1964-67, 1974-78) was born on this day in 1942.
H Kipchoge Kip Keino in Kenya; 1500m runner (Olympics-gold-1968, 1972) was born on this day in 1940.
Antao D'Souza; cricket player (Pakistani pace bowler in six Tests 1959-62) was born on this day in 1939.
Toini Gustafson in Sweden; 5km/10km cross country skier (Olympics-gold-1968) was born on this day in 1939.
Paul Revere in Harvard, Nebraska, USA; pianist (Paul Revere and Raiders) was born on this day in 1938.
Jimmy Powell in Dallas, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1990 Southwestern Bell Classic) was born on this day in 1935.
Shari Lewis in Bronx, New York, USA; ventriloquist/puppeteer (Lamb Chop) was born on this day in 1934.
Prince Sadruddhin Aga Khan, French UN High Commissioner for Refugees (d 2003) was born on this day in 1933.
Yolande Christina Dalida in Cairo, Egypt; actress/singer, Miss Egypt (The 6th Day) was born on this day in 1933.
Bruno Schroder; British baron/banker/multi-millionaire was born on this day in 1933.
L Douglas Wilder; American politician (Governor-Democrat-Virginia) was born on this day in 1931.
Bill Benyon; English large landowner/Conservative Lower house leader was born on this day in 1930.
Jacques Jake the Snake Plante in QuTbec, Canada; NHL goaltender (number 1) was born on this day in 1929.
Vidal Sassoon in London, England; hair stylist/CEO (Vidal Sassoon) was born on this day in 1928.
Ken Archer; cricket player (Australian batsman, five Tests early 50s) was born on this day in 1928.
Ignatz Bubis in Wroclaw, Germany; head of the Central Council of German Jews (dies 1999) was born on this day in 1927.
Moira Shearer, Scottish actress and dancer (d 2006) was born on this day in 1926.
Newton N Minow, American telecommunications lawyer and statesman was born on this day in 1926.
Clyde Walcott; cricket player (one of the three W's, later ICC chairman) was born on this day in 1926.
A H Kardar; cricket player (Pakistani first Test captain, previously played for India) was born on this day in 1925.
Jewel Plummer Cobb; educator/president (California State University at Fullerton) was born on this day in 1924.
Betty White Oak Park Illinois, actress (Mary Tyler Moore Show, Golden Girls) was born on this day in 1922.
Dehl Berti Pueblo Colorado; actor (John Taylor-Guns of Paradise) was born on this day in 1921.
Nora Kaye New York City, New York, prima ballerina was born on this day in 1920.
Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (MGR) Indian film star, politician was born on this day in 1917.
Joel Herron Chicago Illinois, orchestra leader (Jaye P Morgan Show) was born on this day in 1916.
William Stafford, American poet and essayist (d 1993) was born on this day in 1914.
Claude Coats in San Francisco, California, USA; artist at Walt Disney Company 1935-89 for films, displays at Disneyland attractions, named a Disney Legend 1988 was born on this day in 1913.
Yuvraj of Patiala cricket player (scored 24 and 60 in only Test India versus England) was born on this day in 1913.
Werenfried [Flip] van Straaten founder (Oostpriesterhulp) was born on this day in 1913.
Luis W Alvarez US, physicist (sub atomic, Nobel Prize 1968) was born on this day in 1911.
Hermann Pfrogner Austria, musicologist (Zerrissene Orpheus) was born on this day in 1911.
George Joseph Stigler, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d 1991) was born on this day in 1911.
Akkineni LV Lakshmi Varaprasada Rao Prasad producer was born on this day in 1908.
Henk H Badings Bandung Indonesia, Dutch opera composer (Orestes) was born on this day in 1907.
Franz Schmid Germany, ascended northside of Matterhorn (1931) was born on this day in 1905.
Grant Withers Pueblo Colorado; actor (Oklahoma, Annie) was born on this day in 1904.
Patsy Ruth Miller actress (QuTbec, Wide Open, Sap, Twin Beds) was born on this day in 1904.
Warren Hull Gasport New York; actor (Strike it Rich, Who in the World) was born on this day in 1903.
Geoffrey W Lloyd British minister of Brandstoffen/Energy (1951-55) was born on this day in 1902.
Olga Maria Nicolis di Robilant patron of the arts was born on this day in 1900.
Roel [Martinus F] Houwink Dutch literary (One Man Without Character) was born on this day in 1899.
Robert Maynard Hutchins US, educator/civil libertarian was born on this day in 1899.
Nevil Shute (Norway) London, novelist (On the Beach, Town Like Alice) was born on this day in 1899.
Nils Asther Malm? Sweden; actor (Bluebeard, Night Monster) was born on this day in 1897.
Harry Reser Ohio, orchestra leader (Sammy Kaye Show) was born on this day in 1896.
Marjorie Gateson Brooklyn New York, actress (One Man's Family) was born on this day in 1891.
Glenn Luther Martin aviator (Collier Trophy-1933) was born on this day in 1886.
Ronald Firbank London England, novelist (The Flower Beneath the Foot) was born on this day in 1886.
Glenn L Martin, American aviation pioneer (d 1955) was born on this day in 1886.
Alfred R Radcliffe-Browne British anthropologist (Andaman Islanders) was born on this day in 1881.
Mack Sennett, Canadian film director and producer (d 1960) was born on this day in 1880.
Oscar Apfel Cleveland Ohio; actor (Abraham Lincoln, Inspiration, Before Dawn) was born on this day in 1878.
Carl Laemmle, German-born film executive (d 1939) was born on this day in 1867.
Lucien Herr France, scientist (Corresp entre Schiller et Schiller) was born on this day in 1864.
David Lloyd George (L-Prime Minister-Britain, 1916-22) was born on this day in 1863.
Konstantin S Stanislavski Russia, director (Stanislavski Method) was born on this day in 1863.
David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d 1945) was born on this day in 1863.
Tomas Carrasquilla Colombian author (Frutos de mi Tierra) was born on this day in 1858.
Eugene Augustin Lauste developer (first sound-on-film recording) was born on this day in 1857.
Alva Vanderbilt Beaumont women's rights advocate and activist was born on this day in 1853.
Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev Saint Petersburg Russia, composer was born on this day in 1850.
Lucas Lindeboom Dutch vicar/evangelist (Vredebond) was born on this day in 1845.
Anton G van Hamel founder (Roman Philology in Netherlands) was born on this day in 1842.
Jose Silvestre de los Dolores White Lafitte composer was born on this day in 1836.
Antanas Baranauskas Lithuanian bishop/poet/dialectologist was born on this day in 1835.
Wilhelmina J R Albregt-Engelman Dutch actress/daughter of Mimi Bia was born on this day in 1834.
August Weismann in Frankfurt am Main, Germany; professor of medicine at the University of Freiburg, developed of a theory of cellular germ plasm, from which the modern understanding of DNA develops was born on this day in 1834.
Henry Martyn Baird, American historian and educationalist (d 1906) was born on this day in 1832.
Lewis Addison Grant Brevet Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1918 was born on this day in 1828.
Lewis A Grant, American Civil War General (d 1918) was born on this day in 1828.
Anne Bronte English novelist/poet (Tenant of Wildfell Hall) was born on this day in 1820.
Sir Antoine Dorion (Liberal) joint premier of Canada (1858, 1863-64) was born on this day in 1818.
Ellen Wood English author (East Lynne, Pomeroy Abbey) was born on this day in 1814.
Ludwig Windthorst in Kaldenhof, Germany; leader of Catholic Center Party was born on this day in 1812.
James Madison Randolph (Jefferson's grandson) first born in White House was born on this day in 1806.
Eilhardt Mitscherlich in Neuende, Germany; professor of chemistry at the University of Berlin, discovered selenic acid, the monoclinic crystal form of sulfur, and was the first to synthesize nitrobenzene was born on this day in 1794.
Charles Brockden Brown father of American novel (Wieland) was born on this day in 1771.
Paul Cuffe Massachusetts, merchant/shipbuilder/black nationalist was born on this day in 1759.
Fran?ois-Joseph Gossec Belgian-French composer (Les P?cheurs, Mirza) was born on this day in 1734.
Stanislaw II August Poniatowski last king of Poland (1764-95) was born on this day in 1732.
Johann Schlegel in Meissen, Germany; dramatist and literary critic was born on this day in 1719.
Benjamin Franklin in Boston, Massachusetts; kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor was born on this day in 1706.
Benjamin Franklin American writer, inventor, publisher, and ambassador (d 1790) was born on this day in 1706.
Pieter van Bloemen [Standaart], Flemish painter, baptized was born on this day in 1657.
Thomas Fairfax Lord Fairfax, English Parliamentary General was born on this day in 1612.
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English Civil War general (d 1671) was born on this day in 1612.
Pedro CaldTron de la Barca Spanish poet/dramatist was born on this day in 1600.
Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Spanish playwright (d 1681) was born on this day in 1600.
Antonio Scandello Italian composer (Passion of Johannes) was born on this day in 1517.
Leonhard Fuchs in Wemding, Germany; professor of medicine at the University of Tnbingen, botanist was born on this day in 1501.
Leonhart Fuchs, German physician and botanist (d 1566) was born on this day in 1501.
Georg Spalatin (pseudonym of Georg Burkhardt) in Spalt, Germany (died 1545); close friend and collaborator of Martin Luther was born on this day in 1484.
Friedrich III (the Wise), Elector of Saxony in Torgau, Germany; protector of Martin Luther, patron of Albrecht Dnrer, and Luchas Cranach the Elder, founded the University of Wittenberg in 1502 was born on this day in 1463.
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