As Twitter celebrates its 10th year anniversary, here are ten memorable tweets to remember.
#1. CEO Jack Dorsey’s first tweet
just setting up my twttr
— jack⚡️ (@jack) March 21, 2006
#2. Ellen at the Oscars: – A selfie orchestrated by 86th Academy Awards host Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) during the March 2, 2014 broadcast is the most Retweeted image to date. DeGeneres said she wanted to homage Meryl Streep’s record 17 Oscar nominations by setting a new record with her, and she invited other Oscar celebrities to join them.
If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars pic.twitter.com/C9U5NOtGap
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 3, 2014
#3 Obama ‘4 More Years’ :- Before President Barack Obama (@BarackObama) took the stage to claim his second term in 2012, he shared his win with people on Twitter. Within hours, this Tweet became the most Retweeted ever at that time, shared by people in more than 200 countries across the globe.
Four more years. pic.twitter.com/bAJE6Vom
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 7, 2012
#4 Pope Benedict XVI launched the first papal Twitter account (@pontifex) on the 12th of December, which was continued by his successor, Pope Francis.
https://twitter.com/PopeBenedictXIV/status/278849965739110401
#5 The Bring Back Our Girls movement which started after the abduction of schoolgirls from Chibok in Northern Nigeria.
Lend your Voice to the Cause of our Girls. Please All, use the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls to keep the momentum UNTIL they are RESCUED.
— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) April 23, 2014
#6 The first tweet from space from astronaut Mike Massimino
From orbit: Launch was awesome!! I am feeling great, working hard, & enjoying the magnificent views, the adventure of a lifetime has begun!
— Mike Massimino (@Astro_Mike) May 12, 2009
#7 Latvian-American Janis Kums (@jkrums) delivers news of a US Airways jet that crash-landed on the Hudson River in New York, breaking the story ahead of mainstream media outlets.
http://twitpic.com/135xa – There's a plane in the Hudson. I'm on the ferry going to pick up the people. Crazy.
— Janis Krums (@jkrums) January 15, 2009
#8 IT consultant Sohaib Athar (@ReallyVirtual) unknowingly tweets about US Navy Seals raiding a nearby home in Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was hiding. Bin Laden was killed during the operation.
Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event).
— Sohaib Athar (@ReallyVirtual) May 1, 2011
#9 Leonardo DiCaprio Oscar Win. Leo proved himself to be popular with his much anticipated Oscar win sparking a Tweet spike of 440,000 Tweets per minute, breaking a record previously set during Ellen DeGeneres’ Oscar selfie.
https://twitter.com/LeoDiCaprio/status/704176537189412864
#10 Finally, Twitter’s thank you to everyone on the platform on its 10th Anniversary
Starting in 🇦🇺 on 3/21 and moving across the 🌍, we thank you for 10 incredible years.
Love, Twitter#LoveTwitterhttps://t.co/pH4WWdgK6q
— Twitter (@Twitter) March 20, 2016
