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Earlier this week, we shared two new Valentine’s Day tweets. It reminded us of two older tweets worth of the Valentine’s Day treatment. Enjoy, and pass along to those still in the mood for historic love…

WW2_General (Dwight D. Eisenhower): @Troops Your ‘Welcome Home” kits contain scented candles and massage oils. Couldn’t afford the contraceptives, so be careful…

Mentalist (Plato): so tired of the “let’s just be friends” talk
Twitter Historian on February 18th 2010 in 1900-1950, Comically Old

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This tweet is from our forthcoming book Historical Tweets: The Completely Unabridged and Ridiculously Brief History of the World, hitting shelves on April 27 (but you can pre-order online now!).

Happy Black History Month!
Harriet Tubman: Sorry for the lack of tweets. Wi-fi sucks underground.
Twitter Historian on February 17th 2010 in 1800s

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@Adam1: @eve Happy First Valentine’s Day. You’re the only one in the world for me. Seriously. I’ve looked.
Twitter Historian on February 14th 2010 in Biblical Tweets, Comically Old

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This tweet is from our forthcoming book Historical Tweets: The Completely Unabridged and Ridiculously Brief History of the World, hitting shelves on April 27 (but you can pre-order online now!).

martinlkjr: Bought a sleep journal. I keep having dreams but forget to write them down.
Happy Black History Month!
Twitter Historian on February 8th 2010 in 1960s

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Justin Timberlake (JT): @AmericanExpress Received my Black Card today. Not exactly what I was hoping for.
Twitter Historian on February 1st 2010 in 21st Century, Entertainment