July 2009
29 posts
Yogi Berra: I tweet so much I can’t even follow myself
Thanks to Bret Abel for suggesting this Historical Tweet…
Rick Astley: just got rickrolled.
Napoleon Bonaparte: Can anyone recommend a cure for persistent nipple itch? Napoléon Bonaparte: Peut-on recommander un traitement pour le mamelon démangeaisons persistantes?
(TMI = “Too Much Information”)
It’s not Fan Tweet Thursday, but why not start the weekend right?
This moment won’t make it into most historians’ canons, but it did make an impact on a young Sean Tucker. Thanks, Sean, for submitting this gem:
Andy Samberg (SNLHotRod): @JerryCurlTimby Have a gr8 idea for video. Meet me at my place. Bring box and scissors.
Tupac Shakur: About to meet with witness protection. Wish me luck.
(from All Tweetz On Me)
Harold Who? For those Americans who need a primer of UK history, here’s your reference to Wikipedia: Harold Holt.
Thanks to Stephanie Cairns again!
Harold Holt (HHolt): Just going for a quick dip – bbs.
Thanks to Dan Hughes for this Historical movie moment, captured by Twitter:
gngCapt: @kewl_luke what we’ve got here is…
One of our favorite fan-submitted Tweets of all time, from Martin van der Linden:
Christopher Columbus: @QueenIsabella Send more funds, roaming fees are ridiculous here.
Courtesy of Sean Tucker:
Albert Einstein (UncleAlby): E=MC was a total bust. Think I’ll rework it a little and package it as a sequel. Look out for E=MC 2. Hang on…
After seeing our Henry VIII Tweet, people are loving Anne Boleyn’s Historical Tweets…
Consider this one from Ben Yzaguirre:
Anne Bolelyn (Ann_n_Henry_4eva): @Big_Pimpin_Henry Sorry I lost my head the other night.
Or check out this one from Reed & Val:
Anne Boleyn (QUEENB): Feeling kind of lightheaded today, lol!
Thanks to Sean Tucker for sending in this Historical Tweet:
Socrates (Socratic Method Man): @Platonicluvr Just tried a phat new wine. By the Gods it’s goo-
From our friend Stephanie Cairns… we’re going to have to Google that “talcum power.”
Elvis: Just finished the gig. I think I’m going to have to use that talcum powder to get out of this suit.
William Shakespeare: My mates and I are being forced to read @Chaucer. Is there anything more brutal than slogging through unreadable old English stories?
Henry8: what would i do without match.com?
Also very funny: God texts the Ten Commandments
Moses: New blog post: “Making it to the Promised Land: 10 things every Israelite should know” — please Digg. http://bit.ly/SCOyP
Jesse Owens: coach just assured me winner gets to kick @hitler in the balls
For those that enjoy the darker Historical Tweets, we wanted to share a site we found: FamousLastTweets.com. Some are cringe-worthy, some hilarious, and some are just really, really clever… like this one, from “Cuba Gooding Jr.’s Career.”
Prince Charles: d camilla Accidentally sent last tweet to all my followers. So be warned: at least six people know about our “friendship.” #shouldhavebeenaDM
Alex Hamilton: @aaronburr nice shot….
(Alexander Hamilton)
In honor of MJ:
- Michael Jackson Tweets from 1969
- King of Tweets
Michael J: On set for @Pepsi commercial. Feeling great. Just one more spray of Aqua Net.
Hat tip to: Michael Jackson. Pepsi.
In honor of MJ… See also: The ‘King of Tweets’
Michael J: I love pepsi-cola. can’t drink enough. if i could, i’d be the king of pop.
Michael Jackson & the Jackson 5 photo courtesy of Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images.
Michael J: About to go on stage. @Bubbles ate one of my gloves. What now?
Written by: Katie McNayr
Michael Jackson. King of Pop. Thriller.
JSTALIN (Joseph Stalin): I <3 Bon Jovi: “i’ve been everywhere — and I’m standing tall. I’ve seen a million faces, and I killed them all.”
PS — we wanted to title this: “Slippery When Tweet.”
Thanks to CNN and Digg, there are a lot of people visiting Historical Tweets for the first time.
Aside from viewing Historical Tweets at random, or just looking at the most popular of all time (to the right), here are 10 of our favorites you might have missed.
Elvis Tweets!
Lewis & Clark Discover Google Maps – Doh!
Gandhi Confesses on Twitter
Bush (Sr.) Blasts 3rd Candidate on Twitter
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KingGeorge3 (King George III): Nothing interesting happened today
Written/submitted by: Camilo Suárez (thanks!)
AnneFrank: @diary forgot to put iPhone on vibrate. tense few minutes, there.
Found these great speeches condensed down into 140 characters or less at: FRDGR.com.
TheRealMLK (Martin Luther King): RT @ThomasJefferson We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. http://is.gd/TKpl
POTUS40 (Ronald Reagan): @MisterGorbachev Tear down this wall!!! #brandenburg PRT
See more at FRDGR.com!
Samuel Morse: @alfredvail Dot dot dot dash dash dash… oh screw it. HELP!