Social Media Ideas Generator 20 October
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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!
Give your audience a helpful tip or technique that shows how much you know about your industry. Better still, share tips that your customers have already posted on social media.
We all love free stuff, and your followers do too. Share links to free resources that you know about, even if they weren't created by you.
Ask your followers a "Like if / Share if" post, which gives them a choice of options. Great for engagement.
Historic Events
On this day in 2000: Toronto Blue Jays signs Carlos Delgado to a Major League record four-year $68 million contract.
On this day in 1994: In Coleman, Michigan, USA a meteorite penetrates the roof of a house.
On this day in 1991: In Northern India, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurs. Two events about 1.6 seconds apart. At least 2,000 people killed, more than 1,800 injured and 18,000 buildings destroyed.
On this day in 1991: The Harare Declaration lays down the membership criteria for the Commonwealth of Nations.
On this day in 1991: The Oakland Hills firestorm kills 25 and destroys 3469 homes and apartments, causing more than $2 billion in damage.
On this day in 1990: Brian Jewell, teenager in New Jersey, dies of accidental hanging while playing the part of a hanged man for a haunted hayride.
On this day in 1990: Cincinnati Reds sweep Oakland Athletics in four games in the 87th World Series.
On this day in 1988: Reggie Rogers, Detroit Lions' number one pick, kills three by driving intoxicated.
On this day in 1988: Britain ends suspects right to remain silent in crackdown on Irish Republican Army.
On this day in 1988: Gastineau sacks New York Jets, retires from football for personal reasons.
On this day in 1988: Los Angeles first to have both NBA and baseball champions as Los Angeles Dodgers beat Oakland Athletics, four games to one in 85th World Series.
On this day in 1988: Man armed with explosives blows self up in 125 Steet subway station (New York City).
On this day in 1987: Ten die as US Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn near Indianapolis, Indiana.
On this day in 1987: New York subway gunman Bernhard Goetz sentenced to six months in jail.
On this day in 1986: The US Mint launches the American Eagle 0.9167 fine gold bullion coin program.
On this day in 1986: In the Kermadec Islands region, a magnitude 8.3 earthquake occurs.
On this day in 1982: During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem at least 63 people are crushed to death.
On this day in 1982: The Saint Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 in Game 7, winning the World Series.
On this day in 1982: St. Louis Cardinals defeat Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 to win their 9th World Series Championship.
On this day in 1973: US President Richard Nixon proclaims Jim Thorpe greatest athlete of first half century.
On this day in 1973: Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox dismissed by Solicitor General Bork, Attorney General Richardson and Deputy Attorney General Ruckelshaus resign.
On this day in 1973: The Saturday Night Massacre: President Nixon fires Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus after they refuse to fire Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox, who is finally fired by Robert Bork.
On this day in 1972: Harlow Shapley, discoverer of the Sun's position in the galaxy, dies.
On this day in 1955: Publication of The Return of the King, being the last part of The Lord of the Rings
On this day in 1954: Willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 1939, 1940), dies at age 51.
On this day in 1906: William Buck Ewing hall of fame catcher (New York Giants), dies at age 67.
On this day in 1891: First International six day bike race (New York Madison Square Gardens) begins.
On this day in 1888: Chicago and All America baseball teams play exhibition in Auckland, New Zealand.
On this day in 1883: Peru and Chile signed the Treaty of Anc=n, by which the Tarapac province was ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
On this day in 1870: In Canada, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurs, centered between Montreal and Quebec in the Saint Lawrence Valley. The shock was felt over an area estimated to be at least a million square miles including Sault Sainte Marie.
On this day in 1827: Battle of Navarino - a combined Turkish and Egyptian armada is destroyed by an allied British, French, and Russian naval force in the port of Navarino in Pylos, Greece. The most important result of this battle is the end of the Greek Liberation War and the affirmation of independence of modern Greece.
On this day in 1810: Jean Baptiste Bernadotte arrives in Sweden, converts to the Lutheran faith, and is given the name Prince Karl Johan.
On this day in 1785: The Connecticut General Court authorizes coining up to 10,000 pounds of copper coins with an emblem of Liberty.
On this day in 1781: Patent of Tolerance, providing limited freedom of worship, was approved in Habsburg Monarchy.
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Births
Fred Coury in Johnston City, New York, USA; rocker (Cinderella - Heartbreak Station) was born on this day in 1966.
Dave Finlay, Northern Irish professional wrestler was born on this day in 1958.
Ivo Pogorelich in Belgrade, Yugoslavia; pianist (1978 Casagrande winner) was born on this day in 1958.
Mark King; bass/vocalist (Level 42 - Standing in the Light) was born on this day in 1958.
Tom Petty in Gainesville, Florida, USA; singer (Heartbreakers - Refugee) was born on this day in 1953.
Keith Hernandez in San Francisco, California, USA; New York Mets' first baseman (nine golden gloves) was born on this day in 1953.
Claudio Ranieri, Italian football player and manager was born on this day in 1951.
Wayne Collett; American 400m runner (Olympic-silver-1972) was born on this day in 1949.
Valery Borzov in the USSR; 100m/200m dash (Olympic-gold-1972) was born on this day in 1949.
Andrei Suraikin in the USSR; pairs figure skater (Olympic-silver-1972) was born on this day in 1948.
Elfriede Jelinek, Austrian writer, Nobel Prize laureate was born on this day in 1946.
Christiane Nnsslein-Volhard, German biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was born on this day in 1942.
Wanda Jackson in Maud, Oklahoma, USA; country singer (Let's Have a Party) was born on this day in 1937.
Juan Marichal; baseball pitcher (San Francisco Giants) was born on this day in 1937.
Roosevelt Brown in Virginia, USA; NFL hall of fame tackle (New York Giants) was born on this day in 1932.
Mickey Mantle; American baseball player (New York Yankees), home run slugger (1956 Triple Crown) (dies 1995) was born on this day in 1931.
Joyce Brothers, American psychologist and television personality was born on this day in 1928.
Ursula Happe in Germany; 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1956) was born on this day in 1926.
Robert Craft in Kingston, New York, USA; conductor, Stravinsky-follower was born on this day in 1923.
John Anderson Clayton Illinois; actor (Virgil-Legend of Wyatt Earp) was born on this day in 1922.
Pierre Laporte Canada, journalist/statesman (Revolution Script) was born on this day in 1921.
Anton Diffring Koblenz Germany; actor (Assignment Vienna) was born on this day in 1918.
Jean-Pierre Melville Paris France, director (Un Flic) was born on this day in 1917.
Grandpa Jones, American banjo player and singer (d 1998) was born on this day in 1913.
Arlene Francis Boston Massachusetts, radio/TV hostess (What's My Line?) was born on this day in 1908.
Arlene Francis, American television personality (d 2001) was born on this day in 1907.
Ellery Queen, pseudonym of two American writers (d 1982) was born on this day in 1905.
Frederic Dannay half of Ellery Queen and Barnaby Ross (Cat of Many Tales) was born on this day in 1905.
Tommy Clement Douglas, Canadian politician (d 1986) was born on this day in 1904.
James Chadwick, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d 1974) was born on this day in 1891.
Addison Richards Zanesville Ohio; actor (Col-Pentagon) was born on this day in 1887.
Charles Edward Ives Danbury Connecticut, composer (Holliday Quick Step) was born on this day in 1874.
John Dewey philosopher, educational theorist/writer (Learn by doing) was born on this day in 1859.
Arthur Rimbaud France, poet/adventurer (Illuminations) was born on this day in 1854.
Thomas Hughes England, author (Tom Brown's School Days) was born on this day in 1823.
The B?b, Persian founder of the B?bf Faith (d 1850) was born on this day in 1819.
Mirza Ali Mohammad [The B?b], forerunner of Bah?'u'll?h was born on this day in 1819.
Henry John Temple; Viscount Palmerston (Whig) British Prime Minister (1855-65) was born on this day in 1784.
Chauncey Goodrich, US Senator from Connecticut (d 1815) was born on this day in 1759.
Gottfried Achenwall, German statistician (d 1772) was born on this day in 1719.
Timothy Ruggles, American-born Tory politician (d 1795) was born on this day in 1711.
Stanislaus I Leszczy?ski, King of Poland (d 1766) was born on this day in 1677.
Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d 1723) was born on this day in 1660.
Sir Christopher Wren England, astronomer/great architect was born on this day in 1632.
Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d 1680) was born on this day in 1616.
Alessandro Achillini, Italian philosopher (d 1512) was born on this day in 1463.
Andrea Della Robbia Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on this day in 1435.
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