On Thursday, Twitter user @TylerIAm started adding memes to historical facts. Soon a hashtag #memehistory was birthed. Twitter users outdid themselves by adding their own hilarious meme interpretations of major historical events. If only these memes filled the powerpoints and textbooks of our history classes!
Biblical History
Chapter 1: Creation
the Snake when adam and eve got kicked out of the garden of Eden #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/BTPI9iWRs1
— Bom Emoji Updates (@homotears) March 11, 2016
God when he saw Adam and Eve eating the apple he told them not to eat #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/opcIeWUKJB
— ㅤ (@eIectrichapel) March 11, 2016
Chapter 2: Noah’s Ark
Noah when it started raining and everybody tried to apologize and get on the Ark….#MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/P7UU522maa
— Chase (@GChase_) March 11, 2016
Chapter 3: The Birth of Jesus
@TylerIAm “And then God was all like, Joseph…You are, NOT the father.” pic.twitter.com/efLE0ggS07
— Aaron Staggs (@Staggs_Aaron) March 10, 2016
Chapter 4: The Miracles of Jesus
When you at the banquet function and all of a sudden Jesus turns water into wine #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/PTW5iLpyoI
— best of both worlds. (@MichellCClark) March 11, 2016
Chapter 5: The Betrayal of Christ
Judas at the last supper when Jesus tells the disciples that one of them has betrayed him #memehistory pic.twitter.com/Irji3ROFBR
— dav (@davglav) March 11, 2016
Chapter 6: The Resurrection of Christ
After Jesus rose from the grave and ran into the disciples: #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/EaHY8IcIrW
— your favorite hoe (@Boy_NextDooor) March 11, 2016
Ancient History
Chapter 7: The Trojan War
@TylerIAm “then the Trojans brought the Trojan horse, which was filled with Greeks, into their city.” #memehistory pic.twitter.com/uzT3AxO6qM
— yaya tommy (@t_voltron) March 10, 2016
Chapter 8: The Assassination of Caesar
@TylerIAm When Julius Caesar saw Brutus among the conspirators pic.twitter.com/hALHtrLLAM
— Alabama PoundCake (@Reese_S_Pieces) March 10, 2016
Chapter 9: The burning of Rome
NERO during the burning of Rome #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/c9ViPWtoPz
— liza sabater (@blogdiva) March 11, 2016
European History
Chapter 10: King Henry VIII
King Henry VIII’s wives when they heard “It’s a girl!” #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/xzjNGXSd9J
— 無感覚 (@MalePocahontas) March 11, 2016
Chapter 11: French-Canadian War
How the French-Canadian War ended #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/pMGXrl66hi
— T’Challa The King (@Brandale2221) March 10, 2016
Chapter 12: French Revolution
#MemeHistory
France during the French Revolution: “America you’re gonna honor that alliance treaty right?”
America: pic.twitter.com/XpIwRT2gCh— no. (@soykawai) March 10, 2016
United States History
Chapter 13: The “discovery” of America
The Native Americans when Columbus showed up and told them they were Indians. #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/stWl5RgPQM
— Ol’ QWERTY Bastard (@TheDiLLon1) March 11, 2016
@TylerIAm Christopher Columbus thinking its India, but then realizing its america and he could just kill everyone… pic.twitter.com/bwGFJ4mzFJ
— Sam O (@Young_Oliff) March 10, 2016
Chapter 14: The Founding of the Colonies
@TylerIAm “Earlier today the Dutch purchased Manhattan from the Native Americans for $24” #memehistory pic.twitter.com/LTaOr1UfQC
— Scoops Maroun (@ejmaroun) March 10, 2016
Chapter 15: The Salem Witch Trials
Everyone who had to take the stand during the Salem witch hunt. #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/Z6PVVTVmpt
— Ma$on’s Day = Easter (@FirstGentleman) March 11, 2016
Chapter 16: The Revolutionary War
@TylerIAm When King George III heard the Sons of Liberty threw all the tea into Boston Harbor… pic.twitter.com/Lwg6tsZHYZ
— Shkuba Hassan (@MeWeFree) March 10, 2016
When Paul Revere saw the British coming #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/LenHU1wEcd
— best of both worlds. (@MichellCClark) March 11, 2016
the “founding fathers” when black people asked about those basic inalienable rights #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/qgkfIyMNgB
— Lauren Chanel Allen (@MichelleHux) March 11, 2016
Chapter 17: The Louisiana Purchase
Native Americans after being told THEIR land was “purchased” from the French…. #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/Xzjsnn5Xbm
— Stank Underwood (@TheCoolTeacher_) March 11, 2016
Chapter 18: The Enslavement of African People
Driving Master’s carriage, see a stop sign but can’t let him know you can read. #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/Pc3xP6zdOZ
— Grand Daddy Au Jus (@_TheShaw) March 11, 2016
“We didn’t enslave them. We rescued them. Made em Christians. This is all fine. ” #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/097MscVG1D
— best of both worlds. (@MichellCClark) March 11, 2016
when ppl told Harriet Tubman not to escape. #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/KdaBdyMkw1
— Sean. (@Seantaneous) March 11, 2016
Chapter 19: The Civil War
@TylerIAm “And that is how the south won the civil war…” pic.twitter.com/kUa5Z4aIu8
— Aaron Staggs (@Staggs_Aaron) March 10, 2016
“When John Wilkes Booth knew that the South had lost the war, he took matters into his own hands.” #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/ts5vk3pU0v
— Melech E. M. Thomas (@MelechThomas) March 10, 2016
When the slaves in the US realized the Emancipation Proclamation didn’t really free them #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/goKV7t6wHS
— #TeamCap (@CuzDubSaidSo) March 11, 2016
Galveston, TX… June 19, 1865 #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/uPfGXb9OSn
— Beautiful (@FeministaJones) March 11, 2016
Chapter 20: The Titanic
#MemeHistory “the titanic is unsinkable!!”
the titanic: pic.twitter.com/DdBZ8NlU8n— my (@myahtbh) March 11, 2016
Black people who couldn’t get on the Titanic finding out it sank #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/Q6DnNtXwoB
— md. (@massaquoiDSK) March 11, 2016
Chapter 21: World War One
Just 2 blocks away from where he would meet his death, Archduke Franz Ferdinand regards Gavrilo Princip #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/DWalFeMxL7
— Swagusto Pinochet (@Hozay__) March 10, 2016
Switzerland during WW1/WW2. #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/mwHsZzxcRU
— Mumtaz (@RuffneckRefugee) March 11, 2016
Chapter 22: Prohibition
“Honestly guys I think prohibition is pretty cool. Alcohol tastes yucky anyway.” #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/X4i8A1NXNM
— Ol’ QWERTY Bastard (@TheDiLLon1) March 11, 2016
Chapter 23: The Election of FDR
FDR your 2 terms are up time to hand over the offi— #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/kKWbmgRqBh
— Kofie Y. (@KofieSpeaks) March 10, 2016
Chapter 24: Music History
When Elvis heard Rock N Roll #memehistory pic.twitter.com/lbPv4jNAiO
— Ash (@Ashbootheone) March 11, 2016
Chapter 25: The Red Scare
Joe McCarthy after he didn’t accuse someone of Communism for 3 whole seconds #memehistory pic.twitter.com/1QTlJpN0Bq
— liberian hoe (@frassasassy) March 11, 2016
Chapter 26: The Fight for Civil Rights
Du Bois at the book release party listening to Booker T. Washington read Up from Slavery #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/t5zKR5Yecs
— wikipedia brown (@eveewing) March 11, 2016
The FBI listening to their phone tap on MLK. #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/xE1how9AZq
— Ol’ QWERTY Bastard (@TheDiLLon1) March 11, 2016
And the driver told Rosa Parks to “get to the back or get off” #memehistory pic.twitter.com/WV7yPfglwf
— Dre Davis (@tweets_by_dre) March 10, 2016
The NOI when Malcolm X went from addressing White Supremacy to calling out Elijah Muhammad#MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/EueH036U9b
— Notorious LIV (@GracingTheWorld) March 11, 2016
Chapter 27: The Cuban Missile Crisis
@TylerIAm Mr. Kennedy, Khrushchev sent a secret letter offering to end the Missile Crisis, maybe we should get ba- pic.twitter.com/eb5n95zcfq
— Robert Sills (@R_Sills) March 10, 2016
Chapter 28: Kennedy Assassination
lyndon b johnson on november 22, 1963. #memehistory pic.twitter.com/kqCvLhpg9J
— tunde (@taut_7) March 10, 2016
Chapter 29: The Watergate Scandal
@TylerIAm — “And then President Nixon lied under oath and denied any involvement in the Watergate scandal.” pic.twitter.com/Kj62m5R9Y3
— Ryan Day (@ryaneatscake) March 10, 2016
Chapter 30: Black Power Movement
J. Edgar Hoover when he had to pretend like he didn’t have anything to do w The Black Panthers demise #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/lnLTJIy8OV
— February 5th God (@AlmostYoehzer) March 10, 2016
Chapter 31: Reagan Assassination Attempt
@TylerIAm John Hinckley asked Reagan if Young Metro trusted him, to which Regan replied “Who?”. You know the rest… https://t.co/i02z6PjDsz
— Kenny (@AllegedCarelord) March 10, 2016
Chapter 32: The End of Cold War
Mr. Gorbachev, TEAR. DOWN. THIS. WALL. #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/mQhX4XUaWO
— Brienne of Snarth (@femme_esq) March 10, 2016
Chapter 33: The Clinton Affair
.@TylerIAm The president firmly stated “I did not have sexual relations with that woman” pic.twitter.com/Ilo01FJf5K
— Ralph (@blackjackraf) March 10, 2016
@TylerIAm To which President Clinton responded: “It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is” pic.twitter.com/CAmGiiWEc7
— Darrell (@MIZ_DRB) March 10, 2016
Chapter 34: The 2000 Election
Alas, gore had more electoral votes but lost the election pic.twitter.com/MUFFXevMsG
— Trill Withers (@TylerIAm) March 10, 2016
And the 43rd President is… George Bush #memehistory pic.twitter.com/PJcrUGx0yJ
— Tristan (@AyoTristan) March 10, 2016
Chapter 35: The War on Terror
@TylerIAm “Well Mr. President I hate to say it but, it seems that there actually weren’t any WMDs in Iraq after all” pic.twitter.com/mex7Z6opUG
— Robert Sills (@R_Sills) March 10, 2016
Chapter 36: Hurricane Katrina
George Bush when he was asked to support the ppl during Hurricane Katrina #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/sS4lH9Undm
— Chihiro Ogino (@WickedBeaute) March 11, 2016
Chapter 37: President Obama’s Election
Inexplicably, John McCain “suspended” his campaign in 2008. When asked for a reply, Sen. Obama said… #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/us2RVViOjY
— April (@ReignOfApril) March 11, 2016
Chapter 38: Zero Dark Thirty
President Obama watching Seal Team 6 storm Osama bin Laden’s lil compound. #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/nOocjDJX6c
— April (@ReignOfApril) March 11, 2016
Best. History. Lesson. Ever.
