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Last night's Hillary Clinton speech in 15 glorious tweets

So many moments.

Jul 29th 2016, 8:34 AM 7,274 Views 1 Comment

DEM 2016 Convention Source: Mark J. Terrill

LAST NIGHT, HILLARY Clinton officially accepted her nomination to be the Democratic Presidential candidate to face Donald Trump in November – becoming the first woman to lead a major party into a US election.

And it was some speech.

1. There were people watching history be made

102-year-old Jerry Emmett remembers when women couldn't vote in US. Now she's seen a woman nominated for President. pic.twitter.com/2mJ65GdMoW
— Ashley Semler (@Ashley_Semler) July 29, 2016

Source: Ashley Semler/Twitter

2. This line from Hillary was inspired

hilsert1 Source: Twitter

3. And her face when the pyrotechnics went off

hilsert2 Source: Twitter

4. And when they came out to a sea of balloons… look at Bill’s face

hilsert3 Source: Rachel Zarrell Twitter

5. But he just couldn’t get her attention – she was a bit busy

bill: hey hill check this out
hillary
hey hillary
hill
hey hillary check this out
hillary look what i
hill
hillary pic.twitter.com/MAbRFW1yeY
— Ingrid Ostby (@ingridostby) July 29, 2016

Source: Ingrid Ostby/Twitter

6. It got people searching for merch and they found some quality badges

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7. The whole speech was just inspired, really

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8. There were moments of comedy

hilsert4 Source: Twitter

9. And moments of pure realisation of what this means

Kind of amazing that we're watching a female presidential nominee argue that her male opponent is too hysterical & emotionally volatile.
— kelly (@kelly_erin) July 29, 2016

Source: kelly/Twitter

10. And the aftermath was messy

This is somebody's job right now!!!!!!!!! #DemsInPhilly pic.twitter.com/6DZHXd6AAx
— Katie Leslie (@katieleslienews) July 29, 2016

Source: Katie Leslie/Twitter

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11. Twitter was overcome with so many feelings

To the unknown genius who crafted this gem: Thank you. ☺️ pic.twitter.com/Um9bzwsYIY
— Jodi 💙 (@jodotcom) July 28, 2016

Source: Jodi/Twitter

12. There were all sorts of quotable lines from the speech itself

"Donald Trump says, and this is a quote, 'I know more about ISIS than the generals do.'

No, Donald, you don't.” —Hillary
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 29, 2016

Source: Hillary Clinton/Twitter

13. While others were wondering would Trump respond

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14. It was a special night

Tonight, I can tell my daughters with more confidence than ever that there's no limit to their dreams. Congratulations, @HillaryClinton.
— Melinda French Gates (@melindagates) July 29, 2016

Source: Melinda Gates/Twitter

15. And one that will live long in the memory

The top of the front page of The New York Times for July 29, 2016 pic.twitter.com/M6UVfJMWBQ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 29, 2016

Source: The New York Times/Twitter

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Last night's Hillary Clinton speech in 15 glorious tweets

So many moments.