Social Media Ideas Generator 12 December
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Post Ideas
Only two days until the weekend, so start motivating your readers to get their butts moving and arrange their weekend plans.
Choose a customer of the month and thank them publicly for their custom. Remember to tag them so they'll receive a notification, and hopefully they will share it with their friends.
Organise a social contest, and give away prizes (gift vouchers, products, discounts etc) to the winners.
Ask your followers to help you make a decision. Get people involved within your business decision-making process.
Historic Events
On this day in 2000: The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore
On this day in 1999: President Lieutenant General Umar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir of Sudan dismisses the National Assembly, during an internal power struggle between him and speaker of the Parliament Hasan al-Turabi.
On this day in 1998: Pitcher Kevin Brown becomes baseball's first US$100+ million dollar man as he signs a seven-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers for US$105 million.
On this day in 1997: Demonstrations in state capitals of Australia against World Trade Organization and International Monetary Fund.
On this day in 1997: Federal judge sentences Autumn Jackson, who claims to be Bill Cosby's daughter, to 26 months for trying to extort US$40 million from him.
On this day in 1997: SWAT team shoots John E Armstrong in Florida, freeing two young hostages.
On this day in 1997: Boston Red Sox sign Pedro Martinez to record six year $69 million contract.
On this day in 1997: Carlos the Jackal, professional revolutionary goes on trial in Paris, France.
On this day in 1997: Japanese train builders (Maglev) claim world speed record at 332 MPH.
On this day in 1997: Florida Marlins release Alex Arias, the last original Marlins player.
On this day in 1996: Florida Marlins sign their 6th free-agent since November 22, Moises Alou.
On this day in 1996: Uday Hussein, son of Iraq's Saddam Hussein, is seriously injured in an assassination attempt.
On this day in 1996: Disney announces the resignation of Michael Ovitz as president of the Walt Disney Company. His total compensation package totals US$140 million.
On this day in 1995: James Altgens, photographer (John Kennedy assassination), dies at age 76.
On this day in 1995: Amendment to make it illegal to physically desecrate the US flag turned down by senate 63-36 (need 66 votes).
On this day in 1995: CBC announces Radio Canada International service to end on March 31.
On this day in 1995: Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres address both houses of US congress.
On this day in 1994: Antoine Pinay, French Prime Minister (1952)/foreign minister, dies at age 102.
On this day in 1994: Herman H Felderhof, radio-announcer/head (NRU/NOS Radio), dies at age 83.
On this day in 1993: Jozsef Antall, historian/premier of Hungary (1990-93), dies at age 61.
On this day in 1992: 58th Heisman Trophy Award: Gino Torretta, Miami Florida (quarterback).
On this day in 1992: In Flores Region, Indonesia, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurs. At least 2,200 people killed or missing in the Flores region, more than 500 people injured and 40,000 left homeless. Tsunami wave heights of up to 25 metres.
On this day in 1992: Bernard Lievegoed, Dutch doctor/psychiatrist/author (Free College), dies at age 87.
On this day in 1992: Japanese crown prince Naruhito announces engagement to Masaka Owada.
On this day in 1992: Jasu Patel, cricket player (29 wickets for India, best 9-69 versus Australia), dies.
On this day in 1991: Ken Keltner, US baseball player (Cleveland Indians), dies at age 75.
On this day in 1991: Lex Karsemeijer, Dutch tenor/choral director (Sweet 16, Pro Musica), dies.
On this day in 1991: Tampa Bay Buccaneers' player Dexter Manley retires after failing drug test.
On this day in 1991: New Jersey Nets set NBA record of 22 blocks beating Denver Nuggets 121-81.
On this day in 1990: Pakistan became the 37th country in the world to send an expedition to Antarctica.
On this day in 1988: Palestinian Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat accepts Israel's right to exist.
On this day in 1988: In London, England, three trains collide at the Clapham Junction killing 35 and injuring 132.
On this day in 1988: Clapham Junction rail crash killed 35 and injured 100's after two collisions of three commuter trains. One of the worst train crashes in Britain.
On this day in 1987: Rollermania at Madison Square Garden, Eastern Express beats Midwest Pioneers.
On this day in 1986: James Bone Crusher Smith TKOs WBA champion Tim Witherspoon at Madison Square Garden.
On this day in 1985: Ian Stewart, Scottish keyboardist/road manager (Rolling Stones), dies at age 47 (born 1938).
On this day in 1985: Arrow Air Flight 1285, a Douglas DC-8, crashes after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, killing 256, 248 of whom were U.S. servicemen returning to Fort Campbell, Kentucky from overseeing a peacekeeping force in Sinai.
On this day in 1985: Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashes after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland killing 256, including 248 members of the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division.
On this day in 1982: Women's peace protest at Greenham Common: 30,000 women hold hands and form a human chain around the 14.5-km (9-mile) perimeter fence.
On this day in 1982: 57th Australian Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats Martina Navratilova (6-3, 2-6, 6-3).
On this day in 1982: US$9.8 million in cash stolen from money transport car in New York City, New York.
On this day in 1982: Women's peace protest at Greenham Common - 30,000 women hold hands and form a human chain around the 14.5 km (9 mi) perimeter fence.
On this day in 1981: Gambia and Senegal sign agreement to be known as Senegambia in February 1982.
On this day in 1980: American oil tycoon Armand Hammer pays US$5.12 million at auction for a notebook containing writings by artist Leonardo da Vinci, written around 1508. The price is the highest paid for a manuscript to date.
On this day in 1980: Apple Computer becomes a publicly held company, selling 4.6 million shares at US$22 per share. More than 40 Apple employees and investors become instant millionaires. This is the largest initial public offering in the US since Ford's in 1956.
On this day in 1979: NATO decides on a two option policy in the face of the new middle range rockets installed in East Germany. NATO will begin installation of its own middle range rockets in West Germany, but will agree to remove them if the Soviet Union removes its rockets.
On this day in 1979: Near the coast of Ecuador, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurs. At least 600 people killed, 20,000 injured. The earthquake was felt strongly in many parts of southern Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. A 3-metre tsunami along the Colombian coast caused deaths and damage on Gorgona Island, and caused extensive damage to most port cities along the coast of Colombia from Buenaventura south.
On this day in 1979: Coup d'Ttat of December Twelfth: South Korean military officer Chun Doo-hwan orders the arrest of Army Chief of Staff General Jeong Seung-hwa without authorization from President Choi Kyu-ha, alleging involvement in the assassination of ex-President Park Chung Hee.
On this day in 1979: Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq conferred Nishan-e-Imtiaz on Nobel laureate Dr Abdus Salam.
On this day in 1973: San Diego files anti-trust against National League (stopping San Diego Padres move to Washington DC).
On this day in 1970: Louis Zimmer Flem, clock maker (Jubelklok, Wonder Clock), dies at age 82.
On this day in 1955: First prototype of hovercraft patented by British engineer Christoper Cockerell.
On this day in 1952: Dallas Texans (former Boston Yankees) play last game, last original team.
On this day in 1950: US Major League Baseball owners vote to drop four-year-old bonus and high school rule.
On this day in 1950: Paula Ackerman, the first woman appointed to perform rabbinical functions in the United States, leads the congregation in her first services.
On this day in 1917: Worst train disaster (derailment near mouth of Mount Cenis tunnel) ever (Modane France-543 French troops killed).
On this day in 1917: In Nebraska, Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
On this day in 1912: R Friml/O Harbachs musical Firefly premieres in New York City, New York.
On this day in 1906: Oscar Straus, first Jewish cabinet member, appointed Secretary of Commerce.
On this day in 1901: Guglielmo Marconi receives the first trans-Atlantic radio signal at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.
On this day in 1899: George F Grant of Boston)first black graduate of Harvard College, and a dentist) patents the wooden golf tee.
On this day in 1898: The United States and Spain sign the Treaty of Paris, officially ending the Spanish-American War and granting the United States former Spanish possessions as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
On this day in 1877: JosT M de Alencar Brazilian writer/minister of Justice, dies at age 48.
On this day in 1870: Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the first black U.S. congressman.
On this day in 1862: Naval Engagement at Yazoo River, Mississippi (USS Cairo torpedoed).
On this day in 1862: USS Cairo sunk on the Yazoo River, becoming the first armored ship to be sunk by an electrically detonated mine.
On this day in 1792: In Vienna, Ludwig van Beethoven (21) receives first lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn.
On this day in 1787: Pennsylvania becomes the 2nd state to ratify the United States Constitution.
On this day in 1781: American Revolutionary War: Second Battle of Ushant - A Royal Navy squadron, commanded by Rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt in HMS Victory, defeats a French fleet.
On this day in 1777: Albrecht von Haller Swiss physician/biologist/author, dies at age 69.
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Births
Michael DiVenuto; cricket player (exciting Tasmanian batsman) was born on this day in 1973.
Hank Williams III, American country/punk singer/songwriter, grandson of Hank Williams was born on this day in 1972.
Greg Randolph in Denver, Colorado, USA; road cyclist (Olympics-74th-1996) was born on this day in 1972.
Jamal Willis; NFL running back (San Francisco 49ers) was born on this day in 1972.
Toni Hodgkinson in Auckland, New Zealand; 800 metre (Olympics-1996) was born on this day in 1971.
John Sacca; WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals) was born on this day in 1971.
Orlando Brown; NFL tackle (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens) was born on this day in 1970.
Doug Terry; NFL/WLAF safety (Kansas City Chiefs, Scotland Claymores) was born on this day in 1969.
Courtney Hawkins; NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Pittsburgh Steelers) was born on this day in 1969.
Kris Wirtz in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada; ice pairs (1994 Skate Canada) was born on this day in 1969.
Chris Walsh; NFL wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings) was born on this day in 1968.
Laurie Williams; cricket player (West Indian ODI all-rounder versus New Zealand 1996) was born on this day in 1968.
Tatianna in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Spanish singer (Baile Commigo, Chicad de Hoy) was born on this day in 1968.
John Randle; NFL defensive tackle (Minnesota Vikings) was born on this day in 1967.
Masood Anwar; cricket player (one Test Pakistan versus West Indies 1990) was born on this day in 1967.
Jim Sandlak in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks) was born on this day in 1966.
Cheryl Dickey in Houston, Texas, USA; 100 metre hurdler was born on this day in 1966.
Laurie Grover-Tavares in Newark, New Jersey, USA; biathlete (Olympics-1994) was born on this day in 1965.
Terry Brunk, Professional wrestler who uses the stage name Sabu was born on this day in 1964.
Rockin' Jeff; rocker (The Pasadenas-Riding on a Train) was born on this day in 1964.
Haywood Jeffires; NFL wide receiver (Houston Oilers) was born on this day in 1964.
Tracy Austin in Rolling Hills, California, USA; tennis pro (US Open 1979, 1981) was born on this day in 1962.
Nadeem Ghauri; cricket player (bowled in Test for Pakistan vs Australia 1990) was born on this day in 1962.
Ray Brown; NFL guard (Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers) was born on this day in 1962.
Dale Sanderson; Canadian Football League guard (Hamilton Tiger Cats) was born on this day in 1961.
Amal Silva; cricket player (Sri Lankan wicket-keeper in 9 Tests 1983-88) was born on this day in 1960.
Belouis Some; rocker (Neville Keighley - Some People) was born on this day in 1959.
Krishnammachari Srikkanth; cricket player (big-hitting Indian opener) was born on this day in 1959.
Scott D Vangen in Granite Falls, Minnesota, USA; astronaut was born on this day in 1959.
Leo Kenter; Dutch drummer (Tr?ckener Kecks - More! More! More!) was born on this day in 1958.
Sheila E[scovedo] in San Franciso, California, USA; disco drummer (Krushgrove, Holly Rock) was born on this day in 1957.
Cy Curnin in London, England; rock vocalist (Fixx - Sign of Fire) was born on this day in 1957.
Lenore Rittenhouse in Honolulu, Hawaii; LPGA golfer (1983 United Virginia Bank) was born on this day in 1955.
Bruce Kulick in Brooklyn, New York, USA; rocker (Kiss - Beth, Rock and Roll All Nite) was born on this day in 1953.
Ajit De Silva; cricket player (Sri Lankan lefty spinner in four Tests 1982) was born on this day in 1952.
Cathy Rigby McCoy in Los Alamitos, California, USA; gymnast (Olympics-4th-1968, 1972) was born on this day in 1952.
Steven Alan Hawley in Ottawa, Kansas, USA; PhD/astronaut (STS 41-D, STS 61-C, STS 31, STS 82) was born on this day in 1951.
Billy Smith in Ontario, Canada; NHL goaltender (New York Islanders) was born on this day in 1950.
Ricardo Lu?s Carreras in New York City, New York, USA; bantamweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-1972) was born on this day in 1949.
Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazilian racing driver and Formula 1 World Champion was born on this day in 1946.
Emerson Fittipaldi in Brazil; Indy-car racer (over ten wins) was born on this day in 1946.
Grover Washington, Jr, American saxophonist (d 1999) was born on this day in 1943.
Dickey Betts, American guitarist and singer (The Allman Brothers) was born on this day in 1943.
Dave Munden; rock drummer (Brian Poole and The Tremeloes) was born on this day in 1943.
Dickey Betts in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA; guitarist (Allman Brothers - Ramblin' Man) was born on this day in 1943.
Mike Pinder in Birmingham, England; rocker (The Moody Blues) was born on this day in 1942.
Tim Hauser; jazz singer (Manhattan Transfer - Tuxedo Junction) was born on this day in 1941.
Liesbeth List; Dutch actress/vocalist (Theodorakis) was born on this day in 1941.
Terry Kirkman in Salina, Kansas, USA; rock vocalist/keyboardist (The Association) was born on this day in 1941.
Iolanda Balas in Romanial high jumper (Olympics-gold-1960) was born on this day in 1936.
Robert Pettit; NBA star (Saint Louis Bombers/1959 Most Valuable Player) was born on this day in 1932.
Lionel Blair, British actor, choreographer, tap dancer and television presenter was born on this day in 1931.
Doug Ford; cricket wicket-keeper (successful New South Wales of 1950s) was born on this day in 1929.
Helen Frankenthaler in New York City, New York, USA; abstract expressionist artist (Arden) was born on this day in 1928.
Ghulam Guard; cricket player (lefty pace bowler in two Tests for India 1959) was born on this day in 1925.
D G Dattu Phadkar; cricket player (pace bowling all-rounder for India) was born on this day in 1925.
Arthur R Hawkins US pilot/captain (WWII, downed 14 jap planes) was born on this day in 1922.
Nilda Pinto [NM Geerdink-Jesurun P] Cura?ao writer (Nanzi) was born on this day in 1918.
Joe Williams Cordele Georgia, jazz singer (Everyday I Have the Blues) was born on this day in 1918.
Heinrich B?ll Germany, writer (Group Portrait with Lady, Nobel '72) was born on this day in 1917.
Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor (d 1998) was born on this day in 1915.
Frank Sinatra Hoboken New Jersey, singer/actor (old blue eyes/chairman of board) was born on this day in 1915.
Patrick O'Brian (Richard Patrick Russ), British author (d 2000) was born on this day in 1914.
Denis Begbie cricket player (South African batsman in five Tests 1948-50) was born on this day in 1914.
Armand H F Boni the Good One, Flemish poet/writer was born on this day in 1909.
William C Pahlmann interior decorator (4 Season restaurant, New York City, New York) was born on this day in 1906.
Manes Sperber, Austro-Hungarian-born writer (d 1984) was born on this day in 1905.
Baron Nicolas de Gunzburg, magazine editor and socialite (d 1981) was born on this day in 1904.
Jim Christy righty cricket batter (Transvaal, Queensland and South Africa) was born on this day in 1904.
Dagmar Nordstrom, American composer and pianist (d 1976) was born on this day in 1903.
Eslanda Goode US anthropology/author under Paul Robeson was born on this day in 1896.
Edward G Robinson [Goldenberg] Romania; actor (10 Commandments) was born on this day in 1893.
Herman Poto?nik Noordung, Austro-Hungarian-born rocket engineer (d 1929) was born on this day in 1892.
Owen Moore County Meath Ireland; actor (She Done Him Wrong) was born on this day in 1886.
Akiba Rubinstein Polish chess player (openings theory) was born on this day in 1882.
Friedrich Christiansen nazi commander Wehrmacht Netherlands was born on this day in 1879.
Alvin Kraenzlein, American athlete and Olympic gold medalist (d 1928) was born on this day in 1876.
Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal (d 1953) was born on this day in 1875.
Desiderius A Stracke Flemish jesuit/literature historian was born on this day in 1875.
Karl R G von Rundstedt German general-fieldmarshal (Normandy) was born on this day in 1875.
Volter A Kilpi Finnish writer (Alastalon salissa) was born on this day in 1874.
Alfred Werner, German chemist and Nobel Prize laureate (d 1919) was born on this day in 1866.
Paul Elmer More, American critic and essayist (d 1937) was born on this day in 1864.
Edvard Munch, Norwegian expressionist painter (d 1944) was born on this day in 1863.
Edvard Munch Norway, painter/print maker (The Scream) was born on this day in 1863.
Daniel HalTvy French historian/writer (La fin des notables) was born on this day in 1862.
Edward Bradley horse owner (first to own four Kentucky Derby winners) was born on this day in 1859.
William Vanderbilt yachtsman (donated Vanderbilt Cup) was born on this day in 1848.
Sherburne W Burnham US, astronomer (binary stars) was born on this day in 1838.
Abraham C Wertheim Dutch banker/Member of Parliament (liberal) was born on this day in 1832.
Joseph Orville Shelby Brigadier-General (Confederate Army), died in 1897 was born on this day in 1830.
Gustave Flaubert Rouen Normandy France, novelist (Madame Bovary) was born on this day in 1821.
Paul Octave Hebert Brigadier-General (Confederate Army), died in 1880 was born on this day in 1818.
Stand Watie, American Confederate general and Cherokee leader (d 1871) was born on this day in 1806.
Stand Watie Brigadier-General (Confederate Army), died in 1871 was born on this day in 1806.
William Lloyd Garrison, American abolitionist (d 1879) was born on this day in 1805.
William Lloyd Garrison abolitionist publisher (The Liberator) was born on this day in 1805.
Henry Wells founder (American Express Company and Wells Fargo and Company) was born on this day in 1805.
Ner Alexander Middleswarth, American politician (d 1865) was born on this day in 1783.
John Jay, 1st Chief Justice of the United States (d 1829) was born on this day in 1745.
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, British admiral (d 1816) was born on this day in 1724.
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, Austrian military leader (d 1780) was born on this day in 1712.
Anne of Denmark, wife of James I of England (d 1619) was born on this day in 1574.
Anne van Denemarken daughter of Danish King Frederik II was born on this day in 1574.
Maximilien de BTthune duke of Sully/baron of Rosny/Prime Minister of France was born on this day in 1560.
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