On this day in 1720, the British Royal Navy captured Calico Jack, a
Caribbean pirate whose crew included 2 women. http://buff.ly/1jxLMVy
On this day in 1973, the Sydney Opera House in Australia officially opened.
Today it hosts more than 1,500 performances each year attended by some 1.2
million people. See more about this public domain photo here:
http://buff.ly/1PCIRa3 See more about the Sydney Opera House here:
http://buff.ly/1PCIUmc
Jeff Elder
Digital communications manager
Wikimedia Foundation
704-650-4130
@jeffelder <https://twitter.com/JeffElder>
@wikipedia <https://twitter.com/wikipedia>
The Wikimedia blog <https://blog.wikimedia.org/>
Hello everyone,
We've done quite a bit on Twitter and I'm wondering if we can also say a
thank you on Fb to those who participated in edit-a-thons to increase the
representation of women in architecture. Thank you for reviewing and your
comments.
Fb: As today's edit-a-thons conclude, we want to thank each and every
participant who contributed, organized, and attended these events. We look
forward to reading and sharing your contributions to the sum of all human
knowledge with the world! #guggathon #WikiD
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Michael Guss
Research Analyst
Wikimediafoundation.org
mguss(a)wikimedia.org
Joe Biden to decide if he's running for U.S. president. That's a
U.S.-centric story, but relevant and much-discussed. What about this for a
tweet?
Did you know? Vice President Joe Biden was elected to the U.S. Senate at
30, and served there from 1973-2009. http://buff.ly/1LyAiYL
Jeff Elder
Digital communications manager
Wikimedia Foundation
704-650-4130
@jeffelder <https://twitter.com/JeffElder>
@wikipedia <https://twitter.com/wikipedia>
The Wikimedia blog <https://blog.wikimedia.org/>
Hi Folks,I've just created a twitter handle for 'Wikipedia 15', if anyone interested (specially social team) I'm happy to share the password.
Link: https://twitter.com/Wikipedia_15Thanks.
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Nahid Sultan
User:NahidSultan on all Wikimedia Foundation's public wikisCommunity Outreach Director of Wikimedia Bangladeshhttp://wikimedia.org.bd
Facebook | Nahid Sultan
Twitter | @nahidunlimited
Hoping to get some things scheduled if anyone is around to eyeball these.
Tweet:
Did you know? The marriage of Thomas Thynne of Longleat may have helped to
inspire Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. http://buff.ly/1LZzul5
Tweet:
Find out what happens when a journalist edits Wikipedia in a famous
Argentine opera house. http://buff.ly/1LZBWrN
Tweet:
Elmer Stricklett is considered to have been the first baseball pitcher to
master the spitball. http://buff.ly/1ZPFnW2
Tweet:
Valerie Bettis was the first modern dance choreographer to work with a
major ballet company. http://buff.ly/1LZCWfr
Facebook:
Florence Violet McKenzie, Australia's first female electrical engineer and
a lifelong promoter for technical education for women, helped to introduce
women into the Australian military and taught Morse code to thousands of
sailors free of charge. http://buff.ly/1OD3hAs
Jeff Elder
Digital communications manager
Wikimedia Foundation
704-650-4130
@jeffelder <https://twitter.com/JeffElder>
@wikipedia <https://twitter.com/wikipedia>
The Wikimedia blog <https://blog.wikimedia.org/>
Twitter @wikimedia:
The 1st webcam was hooked up to prevent pointless trips to coffee pot in
University of Cambridge computer lab. http://buff.ly/1RhOHvX
Facebook:
On this day in 1954, music went portable as never before when the first
practical transistor radio made in any significant numbers was announced.
One year after the release of the TR-1 sales approached the 100,000 mark.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transistor_radio
Twitter:
Happy birthday to tennis great Martina Navratilova, with records for most
singles and doubles titles in open era. http://buff.ly/1RhPvB1
Facebook:
Happy birthday to tennis great Martina Navratilova, the only player in
history to have held the top spot in both singles and doubles for over 200
weeks. http://buff.ly/1RhPvB1
Jeff Elder
Digital communications manager
Wikimedia Foundation
704-650-4130
@jeffelder <https://twitter.com/JeffElder>
@wikipedia <https://twitter.com/wikipedia>
The Wikimedia blog <https://blog.wikimedia.org/>