Social Media Ideas Generator 28 July
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Post Ideas
Wednesday is 'hump day'. Give some ideas what your readers could be doing at the weekend - only two more working days after today!
Ask your followers to caption a photo. It'll get them thinking creatively (which will help them to remember you), and will help your engagement rates.
Introduce a popular product/service and ask people for their thoughts on how you can improve it.
Discover other websites that have interesting news about a topic related to your industry. Hint: use the tool on this page.
Historic Events
On this day in 2000: In Norstead, Newfoundland, Canada, near L'Anse aux Meadows, thirteen replica Viking longships from Sweden, Norway, and elsewhere arrive as part of a Grand Encampment Ceremony, in celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the arrival of Vikings in North America, and their establishment of a settlement.
On this day in 2000: Alberto Fujimori becomes Constitutional President of the Republic of Peru for a third time.
On this day in 1998: Monica Lewinsky scandal: Ex-White House intern, Monica Lewinsky receives transactional immunity in exchange for her grand jury testimony concerning her relationship with US President Bill Clinton.
On this day in 1997: Guatemala becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
On this day in 1996: Kennewick Man, the remains of a prehistoric man, was discovered near Kennewick, Washington.
On this day in 1995: Alberto Fujimori becomes Constitutional President of the Republic of Peru for a second time.
On this day in 1991: Buffalo Bills beat Philadelphia Eagles, 17-13 in American Bowl football in Wembley.
On this day in 1991: Montreal Expos' Dennis Martinez pitches baseball's 15th perfect game versus (Los Angeles Dodgers).
On this day in 1990: Alberto Fujimori becomes Constitutional President of the Republic of Peru for a first time.
On this day in 1989: Atlanta Braves' player Dale Murphy hits two 3-run home runs in an inning, 14th man to hit.
On this day in 1988: Winnie Mandella's home in Soweto, South Africa destroyed by arson.
On this day in 1988: New York Yankees' Tommy John makes three errors on one play yet beats Milwaukee Brewers 16-3.
On this day in 1987: James Burnham, philosopher (Coming Defeat of Communism), dies at age 81.
On this day in 1986: NASA releases transcript from doomed Challenger, pilot Michael Smith could be heard saying, Uh-oh! as spacecraft disintegrated.
On this day in 1985: Alan Garcfa becomes president of Constitutional President of the Republic of Peru.
On this day in 1984: (to August 12) The Games of the XXIII Olympiad are held in Los Angeles, California, USA.
On this day in 1983: New South Wales premier Neville Wran is exonerated by the Street Royal Commission, over claims raised by ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) programme Four Corners, that he attempted to influence the NSW magistracy.
On this day in 1981: In Southern Iran, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurs. Fifteen hundred people killed, 1,000 injured, 50,000 homeless and extensive damage in the Kerman region.
On this day in 1980: Fernando Belande Terry becomes Constitutional President of the Republic Peru for a second time.
On this day in 1978: At Old Timers Game it is announced Billy Martin will again manage New York Yankees.
On this day in 1973: Summer Jam at Watkins Glen rock festival attended by 600,000 to see The Allman Brothers Band, The Band, and the Grateful Dead.
On this day in 1971: Sixteen-time gold glover Brook Robinson commits three errors in 6th inning.
On this day in 1883: In Ischia, Italy, volcano Epomeo erupts, causing a magnitude 5.6 earthquake. The thermal resort of Casamicciola is devastated, over 2,000 people killed, over 1,200 houses were destroyed.
On this day in 1878: Great Britain's William Gowland becomes the first non-Japanese to reach Yarigatake peak (3,180 meters), and he names the mountain the Japanese Alps, a name that is eventually used to refer to the entire mountain range.
On this day in 1868: The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is adopted guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.
On this day in 1866: The Metric Act of 1866 becomes law and legalizes the standardization of weights and measures in the United States.
On this day in 1864: American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church begins - Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia.
On this day in 1809: Sir Arthur Wellesley's British, Portuguese and Spanish army defeats a much larger French force under Joseph Bonaparte at the Battle of Talavera.
On this day in 1794: Maximilien Robespierre Fr revolutionary/avocat (1781), guillotined.
On this day in 1794: Robespierre and 22 other terrorists executed to thunderous cheers.
On this day in 1794: Maximilien Robespierre is guillotined in front of a cheering crowd, for sending thousands of others to a similar fate during the French Revolution.
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Births
Scott E Parazynski in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA; medical doctor/astronaut was born on this day in 1961.
Terry Fox, Canadian athlete and cancer activist (d 1981) was born on this day in 1958.
Steve Peregrin Took, English singer and songwriter (d 1980) was born on this day in 1949.
Vida Blue; major-league pitcher (Cy Young and American League Most Valuable Player 1971) was born on this day in 1949.
Elena Novikova-Belova in the USSR; foils (Olympic-gold-1968) was born on this day in 1947.
Barbara Ferrell; American 400m relay racer (Olympic-gold-1968) was born on this day in 1947.
Richard Wright English keyboard player (Pink Floyd) was born on this day in 1945.
Daniel Morelon in France; 1000km speed skater (Olympic-gold-1968, 1972) was born on this day in 1944.
Bill Bradley in Crystal City, Missouri, USA; basketball player (New York Knicks), politician (Senator-Democrat-New Jersey), Rhodes scholar was born on this day in 1943.
Lawrence Elkins; football player FL (Houston Oilers) was born on this day in 1943.
Riccardo Muti in Napoli, Italy; conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra) was born on this day in 1941.
Peter Duchin in New York City, New York, USA; pianist/bandleader (Peter Duchin Orchestra) was born on this day in 1937.
Jacques d'Amboise, American dancer and choreographer was born on this day in 1934.
Jacques D'Amboise; dancer/educator (New York City Ballet Company) was born on this day in 1934.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, First Lady of the United States (d 1994) was born on this day in 1929.
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis; US first lady (1961-63) was born on this day in 1929.
Baruch S Blumberg, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was born on this day in 1925.
Jacques Piccard Switzerland, undersea explorer (bathyscaph Trieste) was born on this day in 1922.
David Brown New York City, director (Jaws, Planet of the Apes) was born on this day in 1916.
Laird Cregar Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Charley's Aunt, Hangover Square) was born on this day in 1916.
Charles Townes, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate was born on this day in 1915.
Eleazar de Carvalho Iguat?, Brazil, conductor/tuba (Tiradentes) was born on this day in 1912.
Ann Doran Amarillo Texas, actress (Longstreet, Shirley) was born on this day in 1911.
Gerhard Stoeck Germany, javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1936) was born on this day in 1911.
Bill Goodwin San Francisco California, announcer (Burns and Allen, Boing Boing Show) was born on this day in 1910.
Vivian Vance Cherryvale Kansas, actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy) was born on this day in 1907.
Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d 1990) was born on this day in 1904.
Karl Popper, Austrian-born philosopher of science (d 1994) was born on this day in 1902.
Rudy Vallee, American singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer (d 1986) was born on this day in 1901.
Rudy Vallee Vt, singer (Vagabond Dreams, My Time Is Your Time) was born on this day in 1901.
Joe E Brown Holgate Ohio, comedian (Buck Circus Hour) was born on this day in 1892.
Marcel Duchamp painter (Nude Descending a Staircase) was born on this day in 1887.
Ernst Cassirer Germany, philosopher/educator (Essay on Man) was born on this day in 1874.
Charles Dillon Perrine, American-born astronomer (d 1951) was born on this day in 1867.
Beatrix Potter England, children's author (Tale of Peter Rabbit) was born on this day in 1866.
Hussein Khan Nakhichevanski, Russian general (d 1919) was born on this day in 1863.
Ballington Booth, Salvation Army Officer and co-founder of Volunteers of America (d 1940) was born on this day in 1857.
Gerard Manley Hopkins England, poet (The Windhover) was born on this day in 1844.
James A Bayard (elder), US Senator from Delaware (d 1815) was born on this day in 1767.
Philippe Fabre d'+glantine France, poet/satirist/politician was born on this day in 1750.
Thomas Heyward soldier, signed Declaration of Independence was born on this day in 1746.
Charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d 1715) was born on this day in 1659.
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