We're constantly amazed by how the communication of news has changed over the past decade alone. A top NATO commander announced the end of the Libyan mission on Facebook, news of Osama Bin Laden's death set a Twitter record, and news, photos and video of the Occupy Wall Street movement has spread like wildfire over social media.
During an impromptu brainstorming session here in the Mashable Community Room, we decided it would be neat to think about how some major historical events in the science and technology world would have been announced on Twitter.
Editor's Note: The following images are illustrations, and do not represent actual Twitter accounts.
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What Other Events Make for a Good Historic Tweet?
If Twitter had existed since the dawn of civilization, what other 140-character updates would have been shared around the world? Let us know in the comments thread below, and we'll collect our favorite user-submitted tweets for a future post.