January 17 - Social Media Events https://socialmedia.events A place to find all the fun and quirky world holidays and observances including those unique awareness days that are perfect for social media promotion. Wed, 15 Feb 2023 17:03:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://socialmedia.events/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-logo-32x32.png January 17 - Social Media Events https://socialmedia.events 32 32 180701282 Cable Car Day https://socialmedia.events/event/cable-car-day/ https://socialmedia.events/event/cable-car-day/#respond Fri, 17 Jan 2020 19:45:14 +0000 https://socialmedia.events/?p=427 In early 1871 British-born, US resident Andrew Smith Hallidie received the first patent in relation to the cable car, an occasion which is marked by Cable Car Day. Hallidie’s design for cable-propelled transit emerged when he witnessed horses falling, and even dying, while attempting to pull cars up San Francisco’s steep Jackson Street. Fortunately for […]

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