What U.S. History Would Have Been Like With Hashtags

I’m sorry.

Michelle Obama tweeted a photo Wednesday with the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls, a gesture of solidarity with the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls.

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And what if we’d had hashtags throughout all of U.S. history?

Rosalynn Carter could have showed Iran.

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Pat Nixon could have ended Vietnam before it really got going.

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Neil Armstrong’s words could have gone viral.

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Jackie:

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Mamie Eisenhower could have gently supported the covert U.S. overthrow of the prime minister of Iran.

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Eleanor:

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Wartime propaganda as meme.

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And campaign slogans, like the Republican one from the Herbert Hoover days.

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Speak softly and carry large signs with hashtags on them.

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The gold standard could have gone even earlier, based on William Jennings Bryan’s firm grasp of the hashtag-length concept.

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Various events in history, like the sinking of the USS Maine, could have been commemorated, with hashtags.

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Mary Todd Lincoln could have helped defuse tensions.

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The Polks could have really driven home the point about the proper border of the Oregon territory.

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The War of 1812 might not have even started.

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Things like the Lewis and Clark expedition could have been branded.

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