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Elvis Tweets! Vote For Your Favorite: Winner Gets a Free Signed Copy of Historical Tweets

Twitter Historian — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:30:18 +0000

Earlier this week, we asked readers to submit their favorite possible tweets for Elvis’ meeting with Nixon in 1970.

Little did they know that they were competing to get a free copy of the book!

The comment with the most votes below by Monday will get a free autographed copy of Historical Tweets: The Completely Unabridged and Ridiculously Brief History of the World.

Next week, we’ll post a new “Tweet in the Blank” and another opportunity to vote on the best submitted tweet! (So get ready)

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Tweet in the Blank: Elvis and Nixon

Twitter Historian — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:00:14 +0000

What did Elvis tweet right after meeting with Nixon in 1970?

Leave us your best tweets in the comments!

PRETWEET: Johnny Cash’s Closet

Twitter Historian — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:00:12 +0000

Such difficult decisions. Johnny’s tweet is from the book Historical Tweets: The Completely Unabridged and Ridiculously Brief History of the World, along with other famous singers throughout history like Elvis, Michael Jackson, and Confucius. The book comes to bookstores around the U.S. and Canada in just 8 days!

Johnny Cash (@johnny$): What to wear, what to wear…
Page 105 in Historical Tweets: The Completely Unabridged and Ridiculously Brief History of the World

Nixon Confesses on Twitter

Twitter Historian — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:31:17 +0000

TrickyMe (Richard Nixon): Messed up @PaulaDeen’s recipe again. I am not a cook.

Fan Tweet Thursday: J. Edgar Hoover

Twitter Historian — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:44:59 +0000

From Twitterstorian Sean Tucker:

J.Ed. Hoover: @TrickyDick Closed my investigation into Manolo Blahnik. Would feel bad but these shoes are FABULOUS!!!

The Sign of Twitter’s Demise…

Twitter Historian — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:30:34 +0000

Fonzie: Shark!

Fan Tweet Thursday: Darth Tweeter

Twitter Historian — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:40:55 +0000

From Twitterstorian Sean Tucker… actor David Prowse (who portrayed the physical form of Darth Vader) was in for a surprise just before seeing Star Wars in 1977!

Darth Prowse (David Prowse): Off to the Star Wars premiere. Very excited. I hope my voice sounds cool. It’s so hard to talk in that stupid mask!

George Carlin Discovers Twitter

Twitter Historian — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:55:18 +0000

George Carlin: Does Twitter auto-censor? I can fit 7 words into 140 characters. Here goes…

Twitter, We Have a Problem.

Twitter Historian — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:30:11 +0000

eugenekranz (Eugene Kranz, NASA): @apollo13 yeah we have a problem: someone didn’t turn off his cell phone before takeof. #toldyouso

Fan Tweet Thursday: Deep Throat or Deep Tweet?

Twitter Historian — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:30:15 +0000

Every Thursday, we re-post the best fan-submitted Historical Tweets, and here’s one of them, from Sean Tucker. If you’d like to create your own, you can use our downloadable photoshop template.

BigBoyBob (Bob Woodward): @Deepthroat I love your movies!!! Where do you want to meet?
Submitted by: Sean Tucker

Live From New York… It’s Saturday Tweets!

Twitter Historian — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:00:15 +0000

Lorne Michaels: @NBC I got your next big thing: “Sunday Morning Shakespeare”
[SNL, Saturday Night Live, New York]

Johnny Cash Poses Serious Question on Twitter

Twitter Historian — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:00:21 +0000

What to wear, what to wear…

Elvis Tweets!

Twitter Historian — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:30:03 +0000

Toilet salesman says, “so comfortable, you’ll think you died and gone to heaven.”

THIS TWEET IS IN THE BOOK!

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