Social Media Ideas Generator 25 February
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Post Ideas
Today is Tuesday! We might only be two days into the working week but why not get your audience motivated with some words of wisdom.
Post some industry news that's happening in your sector. Empower your audience with information that they may not know about.
Take a close-up photo of a product (or something related to your industry) and ask your readers to guess what it is.
Share a really cheesy joke that will make your readers groan.
Historic Events
On this day in 2000: The Swedish political party New Democracy is declared financially bankrupt.
On this day in 1996: Rajindra Dhanraj takes 16-167 in match Trinidad versus Leeward Islands.
On this day in 1994: Wladyslaw Sila, Lawyer Adviser to Solidarity-Nowicki dies at age 80.
On this day in 1994: Hugh Tayfield, cricket player (170 wickets for South Africa in 37 Tests), dies.
On this day in 1994: Israeli Kahanist Baruch Goldstein opens fire inside the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank. He kills 29 Muslims before worshippers beat him to death.
On this day in 1994: Yann Piat, French Member of Parliament (FN/PR), murdered at age 44.
On this day in 1994: Mosque of Abraham massacre: In the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank city of Hebron, Dr. Baruch Kappel Goldstein opens fire with an assault rifle, killing 29 Palestinian worshippers and injuring 125 more before being subdued and beaten to death by survivors. Subsequent rioting kills 26 more Palestinians and 9 Israelis.
On this day in 1993: Pakistan all out 43 versus West Indies, world one-day international record low.
On this day in 1993: Jean G H Sjeng Tans, Dutch Prime Minister (Social Democrat, 1965-69), dies.
On this day in 1993: Troy Caldwell, country musician (Marshall Tucker Band), dies at age 45.
On this day in 1992: (to February 26) Massacre of 613 Azerbaijani civilians in Khojaly.
On this day in 1992: Digital Equipment unveils the 64-bit Alpha processor architecture, with speed estimates of 150 million instructions per second.
On this day in 1992: Khojaly massacre: about 613 civilians killed by Armenian armed forces during the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan
On this day in 1991: Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky, and John Candy buy Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts.
On this day in 1991: Andrew Jones scores twin Test Cricket tons versus Sri Lanka (122 and 100).
On this day in 1991: Iraqi SCUD missile hits US barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 29, injuring 99.
On this day in 1991: Gulf War: An Iraqi Scud missile hits an American military barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia killing 28 U.S. Marines.
On this day in 1989: First independent blue-collar labor union in Communist Hungary forms.
On this day in 1989: Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in five rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
On this day in 1987: LaMarr Hoyt is banned from US Major League Baseball for 1987, due to drug abuse.
On this day in 1986: Corazon Aquino becomes President of Philippines; former Philippines President Ferdinand E Marcos flees in defeat.
On this day in 1986: Thousands of Egyptian military police riot, protesting against bad salaries, destroying two luxury hotels.
On this day in 1986: EDSA Revolution: President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines flees the nation after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the first Filipino woman president.
On this day in 1982: The European Court of Human Rights rules that teachers who cane, belt or tawse children against the wishes of their parents are in breach of the Human Rights Convention.
On this day in 1982: J K Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (two Tests for India 1947-48), dies.
On this day in 1981: New York Islanders give up their most goals (11) versus Calgary Flames.
On this day in 1981: Executive Board of Baseball Players' Association votes unanimously to strike on May 29 if the issue of free-agent compensation remains unresolved.
On this day in 1980: Military coup under Desi Bouterse and Roy Horb in Suriname ousts Prime Minister Henck Arron, replacing the government with a National Military Council.
On this day in 1978: Daniel Chappie James Jr, retired US Air Force General, dies at age 58.
On this day in 1978: Botham scores first Test Cricket century, 103 versus New Zealand Christchurch.
On this day in 1975: Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam, dies in Chicago, Illinois, at age 77.
On this day in 1974: Veronica and Colin Scargill (England) begin tandem bicycle ride a record 18,020 miles around the world, completed on August 27, 1975.
On this day in 1972: Lopsided trade, Saint Louis Cardinals trade Steve Carlton to Philadelphia Phillies for Rick Wise.
On this day in 1971: The first unit of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, first commercial nuclear power station in Canada, goes online.
On this day in 1956: Russian party leader Nikita Khrushchev denounces Josef Stalin at 20th Soviet Party Conference.
On this day in 1956: In his speech On the Personality Cult and its Consequences Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev denounces the actions of Joseph Stalin.
On this day in 1951: Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins Orlando Florida 2 Ball Golf Tournament.
On this day in 1913: The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution, authorizing a graduated income tax, is ratified.
On this day in 1912: Marie-AdTlaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
On this day in 1906: Anton Stepanovich Arensky Russian composer/conductor, dies at age 44.
On this day in 1901: George Cohan's musical Governor's Son premieres in New York City, New York.
On this day in 1899: Paul Julius von Reuter founder of the news agency (Reuters), dies.
On this day in 1894: James Morrison Steele Mackaye US actor/author/director, dies at age 51.
On this day in 1870: Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in the U.S. Congress.
On this day in 1868: Andrew Johnson impeached for violation of the Tenure of Office act.
On this day in 1865: Otto Ludwig German writer (Zwischen Himmel und Erde), dies at age 47.
On this day in 1863: US President Abraham Lincoln signs the National Currency Act into law, creating national banking system, comptroller of currency, allowing qualified banks to issue government-sponsored paper money in the banks' names.
On this day in 1839: Seminoles and black allies shipped from Tampa Bay Florida, to the West.
On this day in 1838: London pedestrian walks 20 miles backward then forward in 8 hours.
On this day in 1837: First US electric motor-powered printing press patented by Thomas Davenport of Rutlant, Vermont.
On this day in 1836: US Showman Phineas Taylor Barnum exhibits African American slave Joice Heth.
On this day in 1826: Piotr A von der Pahlen military governor of Saint Petersburg, dies at age 60.
On this day in 1804: Jefferson nominated for President at Democratic-Republican caucus.
On this day in 1799: First federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land.
On this day in 1793: George Washington holds the first Cabinet meeting as President of the United States.
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Births
Rashida Jones, American actress, writer, model, musician was born on this day in 1976.
Hercules Kyvelos in MontrTal, QuTbec, Canada; boxer (Olympics-1996) was born on this day in 1975.
Detron Smith; NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32) was born on this day in 1974.
Tamarick Vanover; NFL wide receiver (Kansas City Chiefs) was born on this day in 1974.
Kirrily Sharpe in Bankstown, Australia; tennis star (1995 Futures-Saga-Japan) was born on this day in 1973.
Andrew Hermann; American 50km walker (Olympics-1996) was born on this day in 1971.
Byron Dafoe in Sussex, England; NHL goalie (Los Angeles Kings) was born on this day in 1971.
David Fox; American 50 metre freestyle (Olympics-6th-1996) was born on this day in 1971.
Helen Dobson in Skegness, England; golfer (1993 State Farm Rail Classic) was born on this day in 1971.
Nova Peris in Darwin, Australia; field hockey left halfback (Olympics-1996) was born on this day in 1971.
Brian O'Neal; NFL full back (San Francisco 49ers) was born on this day in 1970.
Corey Mayfield; NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars) was born on this day in 1970.
Joe Bowden; NFL linebacker (Houston/Tennessee Oilers) was born on this day in 1970.
Troy Mallette in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Ottawa Senators) was born on this day in 1970.
Alfred Jordan; Canadian Football League cornerback (Calgary Stampeders) was born on this day in 1970.
Kerry Dienelt; Australian softball catcher/first baseman (Olympics-bronze-1996) was born on this day in 1969.
Michelle Gibson; equestrian dressage (Olympics-bronze-1996) was born on this day in 1969.
David Hulse; US baseball outfielder (Texas Rangers) was born on this day in 1968.
Jenny Byrne in Perth, Australia; tennis star (1984 Futures-Wyong-Australia) was born on this day in 1967.
Rich Rowland; US baseball catcher (Detroit Tigers) was born on this day in 1967.
Don Anurasiri; cricket player (Sri Lankan slow left-armer) was born on this day in 1966.
Scott Thompson (Carrot Top) in Florida, USA; comedian (American Comedy Award-1994) was born on this day in 1965.
Nancy O'Dell, American reporter and television personality was born on this day in 1963.
Paul O'Neill in Columbus, Ohio, USA; right fielder (Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees) was born on this day in 1963.
Birgit Fischer in German Democratic Republic; 500 metre kayaker (Olympics-gold-1980) was born on this day in 1962.
Cammy Ciarelli in Iowa City, Iowa, USA; WPVA volleyball player (Best of Beach-second-1995) was born on this day in 1962.
Glen Bishop; cricket player (South Aussie bat, two ODI's for Australia 1987) was born on this day in 1960.
Kurt Rambis; NBA forward (Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets) / Clark Kent look-alike was born on this day in 1958.
Stuart Woody Wood in Scotland; guitarist (Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night) was born on this day in 1957.
Steve Rixon; Australian cricket wicket-keeper (1977-85) was born on this day in 1954.
James A Barcia; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Michigan) was born on this day in 1952.
Rick Flair [Richard Fliehr]; wrestling champion (NWA/WWF/WCW/AWA) was born on this day in 1950.
Doug Yule, American bass guitarist, (The Velvet Underground) was born on this day in 1947.
Lee Edward Evans in Madera, California, USA; 400-metre runner (Olympics-2 gold-1968) was born on this day in 1947.
Eddie Thomson; Australian soccer coach (Olyroos, Olympics-1996) was born on this day in 1947.
Elkie Brooks in Manchester, England; rocker (Pearl's a Singer) was born on this day in 1945.
George Harrison, British musician (the Beatles) (d 2001) was born on this day in 1943.
George Harrison in Liverpool, England; rocker (My Sweet Lord, Beatles - Something, Traveling Wilburys - End of the Line) was born on this day in 1943.
Stewart Sutherland; Principal/Vice-Chancellor (Edinburgh University) was born on this day in 1941.
David Puttnam in London, England; film producer/CEO (Columbia Pictures) was born on this day in 1941.
Billy Packer in Wellsville, New York, USA; basketball sportscaster (CBS) was born on this day in 1940.
Ron Santo; Chicago Cubs' shortstop (first baseball player to veto his trade) was born on this day in 1940.
Jes?s Lopez-Cobos in Toro, Spain; conductor (International Conductor Competition) was born on this day in 1940.
Herb Elliott in Australia; 1500 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1960) was born on this day in 1938.
Farokh Engineer; Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75) was born on this day in 1938.
Barbara Piasecka Johnson, widow of John Seward Johnson I was born on this day in 1937.
Basia Johnson; maid (inherited Johnson and Johnson fortune) was born on this day in 1937.
J R Stephenson; Lieutenant-Colonel/Secretary (MCC) was born on this day in 1931.
Harvey McGregor; Queen's Council/warden (New College-Oxford) was born on this day in 1926.
Hayes Gordon Boston Massachusetts; actor (Sky Pirates, Dark Room) was born on this day in 1920.
Monty Irvin baseball hall of famer (New York Giants) was born on this day in 1919.
Robert Lorimer Bobby Riggs US tennis star (US Open 1939, 1941) was born on this day in 1918.
Henry Norwood Ewell Harrisburg Pennsylvania, 4x100 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1948) was born on this day in 1918.
Anthony Burgess essayist/novelist (A Clockwork Orange) was born on this day in 1917.
Ralph Baldwin harness driver (set 11 major world records) was born on this day in 1916.
John Arlott cricket player (the doyen of cricket commentators and writers) was born on this day in 1914.
Richard Wattis England; actor (Hobson's Choice, Prince and Showgirl) was born on this day in 1912.
Millicent Fenwick, American fashion editor and politician (d 1992) was born on this day in 1910.
Millicent Fenwick New York City, New York, (Representative-Republican-New Jersey 1975-82) (Doonesbury) was born on this day in 1910.
Edgar Pangborn US, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy) was born on this day in 1909.
Mary Coyle Chase playwright (Harvey-Pulitzer Prize) was born on this day in 1907.
Shimen Rushkin Poland; actor (Beau Brummel, Having a Wonderful Time) was born on this day in 1907.
Warren Hymer New York City, New York; actor (Girl From Havana, Meet the Mob) was born on this day in 1906.
Adelle Davis author (Lets Stay Healthy)/nutritionist (died of cancer) was born on this day in 1904.
Max Kommerell German literary/author (Die Gefangenen) was born on this day in 1902.
Oscar Cullmann Swiss theologist (Das Petrusproblem) was born on this day in 1902.
[Herbert] Zeppo Marx New York City, New York, comedian/actor (Marx Brothers) was born on this day in 1901.
Jed Harris producer/director (Billy Rose Show, Operation Mad Ball) was born on this day in 1900.
William Thomas Astbury English physicist/chemist (textiles) was born on this day in 1898.
DeBenneville Bert Bell Pennsylvania, NFL owner/commissioner/Hall of Fame (Eagles) was born on this day in 1895.
Howard Wendell Poland; actor (4 Skulls of Jonathan Drake) was born on this day in 1894.
Ernst Friedrich Breslau Germany, pacifist (War Against War!) was born on this day in 1894.
John Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (d 1959) was born on this day in 1888.
John Foster Dulles US Secretary of State (1953-59) was born on this day in 1888.
Ludvig Nordstr?m Sweden, writer (Story of Peter Svensk) was born on this day in 1882.
Jozef Goossenaerts Flemish philologist (Language boundary) was born on this day in 1882.
William Foster Massachusetts, Communist Presidential candidate (1924,28,32) was born on this day in 1881.
Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist (d 1935) was born on this day in 1877.
Charles Freer art collector; endowed Freer Gallery was born on this day in 1876.
Enrico Caruso Naples Italy, operatic tenor (Faust) was born on this day in 1873.
Oliver Samuel Campbell tennis champion (US Open-1890) was born on this day in 1871.
Benedetto Croce Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher was born on this day in 1866.
Menso Kamerlingh Onnes painter/water colors painter was born on this day in 1860.
George Bonnor cricket player (big-hitting Aussie batter 1880-1888) was born on this day in 1855.
John Watson Canada, philosopher (Objective Idealism) was born on this day in 1847.
George Reid, fourth Prime Minister of Australia (d 1918) was born on this day in 1845.
Karl May German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou) was born on this day in 1842.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter, graphic artist and sculptor (d 1919) was born on this day in 1841.
Pierre Auguste Renoir Limoges France, Impressionist painter/sculptor was born on this day in 1841.
Otto Liebmann German philosopher (Climax of Theories) was born on this day in 1840.
Clement Anselm Evans Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1911 was born on this day in 1833.
Theodorus J I Arnold bibliographer (Bibliotheca Belgian) was born on this day in 1832.
Robert Hall Chilton Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 was born on this day in 1815.
George Washington Cullom Brevet Major General (Union Army), died in 1892 was born on this day in 1809.
James Bowen Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on this day in 1808.
George Alfred Trenholm Secretary Treasurer (Confederacy), died in 1876 was born on this day in 1807.
Gerrit Schimmelpenninck Dutch earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam was born on this day in 1794.
JosT de San Martfn, Argentine general and liberator of South America was born on this day in 1778.
JosT Francisco de San Mart?n liberated Argentina, Chile and Per? was born on this day in 1778.
John Graves Simcoe, first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada (d 1806) was born on this day in 1752.
Karl Wilhelm Ramler German poet (Geistliche Kantaten) was born on this day in 1725.
Armand-Louis Couperin Paris France, composer/organist (Notre Dame) was born on this day in 1725.
RenT Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Chancellor of France (d 1792) was born on this day in 1714.
Carlo Goldoni Italy, lawyer/playwright (Belisario, Love of the 3 Oranges) was born on this day in 1707.
Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von P?llnitz, German adventurer and writer (d 1775) was born on this day in 1692.
Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (d 1771) was born on this day in 1682.
Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d 1718) was born on this day in 1663.
Walraad the Elder, Dutch field marshall/earl of Nassau-Usingen was born on this day in 1635.
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