My Picks for Cool Tweets of Events 'OnThisDay'

On Twitter #OnThisDay is a well-used hashtag.  I don’t know how long this hashtag has been in use.  I did a search all the way back to 2012 and retrieved some tweets.  So it has been going on for a while.  Since 7 days or a week have passed for the month of February 2020, I looked for tweets with the hashtag that reported on events that occurred on the dates of February 1 through February 7.

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#OnThisDay in 2006, Pakistan bowlers produced a sterling display of pace bowling as Pakistan romped to a 341-run victory over India at the National Stadium. pic.twitter.com/LOY9XeyZ38

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) February 1, 2020

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#OnThisDay in 2008 @NASA announced that @thebeatles hit, ‘Across the Universe’, would be the first song to be beamed directly into space! ??

The song was transmitted into space on the 40th anniversary of its recording. #SaturdaySpecial pic.twitter.com/TEmGXtCQfn

— The Beatles Story (@beatlesstory) February 1, 2020

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#OnThisDay 1919 – The first Miss America was crowned in New York City.
stylish for 1919! pic.twitter.com/IxG1wjLi

— Budoor (@Budoor_AAA) February 1, 2012

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Charlie Chaplin played the lovable rouge Edgar English in MAKING A LIVING, the first film in which he starred. Written and directed by Henry Lehrman, the film premiered on February 2, 1914. #OnThisDay #CharlieChaplin pic.twitter.com/OHE0GaP6Ta

— Aurora (@CitizenScreen) February 2, 2020

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#OnThisDay Feb 2, 1848 – " The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed between the U.S. and Mexico, ending the Mexican-American War (1846–48). pic.twitter.com/FJPPlWsxQb

— Raw Jade (@TeosWorld) February 2, 2020

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Johannes Gutenberg, pioneer of moveable type and the printing press, died #onthisday in 1468 http://t.co/yDEta7RCxb pic.twitter.com/u4N5AqsnLX

— British Museum (@britishmuseum) February 3, 2015

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#onthisday in 1789: George Washington was elected the first President of the United States http://t.co/pCSimvjAHo pic.twitter.com/k6uVy6Dhak

— British Museum (@britishmuseum) February 4, 2015

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#OTD, 49 years ago, #Apollo14 landed on the lunar surface. Coming off the heels of the nearly disastrous #Apollo13, the United States was eager to show the world that we could bounce back and push ahead – and under extreme pressure we did! ?? pic.twitter.com/aPlgHCJ9xs

— Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) February 5, 2020

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#OTD in 1962, John Glenn met with President Kennedy in the Oval Office. Fifteen days later, he would be the first American to orbit the earth. More photos: https://t.co/aeaAqfpkhN pic.twitter.com/3aPyzeQzNe

— JFK Library (@JFKLibrary) February 5, 2019

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Babe Ruth was born #OTD in 1895.

In 1920, he hit more home runs (54) than any other TEAM in the American League that season, and more than all but one team in the National League. pic.twitter.com/Hi3hhYVWIU

— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) February 6, 2020

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