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Fan Tweet Thursday: Mt. Olympus

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From Twitterstorian Rachel Carter:


Thor: @Zeus Stop stealing my thunder! (And all the hot chicks!)

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Posted by: Twitter Historian on September 10th 2009

Posted In: Comically Old, Submitted

Putting the MAN in MANdela!!

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Nelson Mandela: Day #1,648: still sticking it to the man. And by that, I mean I just shivved a honky.

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Posted by: Twitter Historian on September 9th 2009

Posted In: 1960s

Ben Bernanke Retweets

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke replies to Irving Fisher’s pre-Great Depression tweet from earlier today…


Benny B-Money (Ben Bernanke): Completely agree. Always a good time to invest. RT @iFish Stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.  Invest away!

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Posted by: Twitter Historian on September 8th 2009

Posted In: 21st Century

Rock-Solid Investment Advice from 1929

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iFish (Irving Fisher): Stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau. Invest away!  (actual quote!)

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Posted by: Twitter Historian on September 8th 2009

Posted In: 1900-1950

Tweetizen Kane

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Kane: @Rosebud!
Idea submitted by Luis Villalobos

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Posted by: Twitter Historian on September 7th 2009

Posted In: 1900-1950, Entertainment


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