Twitter's top 10 tweets
Nine years ago, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey sent out his first tweet -- and the rest is history.
"Just setting up my twttr," Dorsey tweeted on March 21, 2006.
With 52,530 retweets and 36,147 favorites, it was the tweet that started it all.
As Twitter turns 9 years old on Saturday, the social media site took a look back at some "landmark moments" in its history, which, of course, includes Dorsey's famous first tweet.
These are the top 10 tweets of all time, according to Twitter:
Co-founder Jack Dorsey's first tweet -- when the service was called 'Twttr.'"
just setting up my twttr
— Jack (@jack) March 21, 2006
The day the idea of the #hashtag was born.
how do you feel about using # (pound) for groups. As in #barcamp [msg]?
— Chris Messina® (@chrismessina) August 23, 2007
NASA's Phoenix Mars lander confirmed on Twitter that there was evidence of ice on Mars.
Are you ready to celebrate? Well, get ready: We have ICE!!!!! Yes, ICE, *WATER ICE* on Mars! w00t!!! Best day ever!!
— MarsPhoenix (@MarsPhoenix) June 20, 2008
The day U.S. Airways Flight 1549 landed on the Hudson River near New York City, Twitter user Janis Krums was among the first on the scene. The picture Krums tweeted became an iconic photo of the "Miracle on the Hudson."
http://twitpic.com/135xa - There's a plane in the Hudson. I'm on the ferry going to pick up the people. Crazy.
— Jānis Krūms (@jkrums) January 15, 2009
Will they? Won't they? The Clarence House put an end to rumors when it announced Prince William became engaged to longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton.
The Prince of Wales is delighted to announce the engagement of Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton - www.princeofwales.gov.uk
— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) November 16, 2010
Sohaib Athar, who told CBS News in 2011 he happened to be "taking a break from the rat-race by hiding in the mountains with his laptops," in Abbottabad, Pakistan, live-tweeted the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound.
Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event).
— Sohaib Athar (@ReallyVirtual) May 1, 2011
President Barack Obama dethroned popstar Justin Bieber with his "Four more years" tweet, which became the number one retweet on Twitter within minutes.
Four more years. pic.twitter.com/bAJE6Vom
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 7, 2012
The Boston Globe was one of the first news organizations to break the news of the Boston Marathon bombing on Twitter, which has become a crucial way for journalists to gather, report and spread information.
BREAKING: A witness reports hearing two loud booms near the Boston Marathon finish line.
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) April 15, 2013
Ellen DeGeneres made the 2014 Oscars go viral with this epic selfie. The photo broke the record set by President Barack Obama with the picture of him hugging first lady Michelle Obama after his re-election in 2012 (see above).
If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars pic.twitter.com/C9U5NOtGap
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 3, 2014
Thousands of people took to social media to express solidarity with satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo after the Paris terror attacks by using the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie.
— joachim (@joachimroncin) January 7, 2015