Which historic event would you have liked to be part of and why?

Question

Would you have participated as yourself or as any historic character? Who? Why?

Would you have changed anything that happened? What? Why?



Thank you for sharing your ideas with me!:)

Answer 1

There are several which spring to mind, Moon. I'd have liked to have been present at the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 because my political heroes, Jefferson and Madison, were there. I'd have enjoyed partaking in the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, serving under Henry V as a vastly outnumbered English force annihilated the French on their own turf. It remains one of the greatest military engagements of all time in terms of sheer skill, tactics and determination. Similarly, I'd have loved to have been on the field at Waterloo in 1815 when Napoleon got his tail whipped by Wellington (again, the British trouncing the French -- what fun! lol).

As to changing history, I reckon I'd have liked to have prevented the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo in 1914, not because he was anyone worth saving but to prevent the horror that was World War I. Similarly, I'd have liked to have been around in Germany in the 1930s to see what I might have done to prevent the rise of the nazis. Failing that, I'd have gladly participated in the D-Day landings in Normandy on the 6th of June, 1944. That was likely the greatest amphibious landing in military history and never have the lines between good and evil been more clearly defined. Even had I fallen and died on those bloody beaches, it would have been well worth the sacrifice.

Thanks for not suffocating us with too many follow-up questions, mon ami. :)

Answer 2

Two...

I would have loved to have been at Woodstock. I could have gone, but at the time, I didn't like outdoor concerts and I would have been freaked out by the rain and mud. If I had been able to get over my prima donna ways, I would have enjoyed it greatly.

The other is the March on Washington in 1963. I would have loved to have heard Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his "I Have a Dream" speech live. I would have loved being among all the people know that our actions were going to change the world for generations to come. But I was only a kid then and I watched it on television, wishing I was old enough to be there.

I like to think I would have been able to participate in some of the sit-ins and marches, but I am not sure. In the face of such open hatred, I cannot say how I would have reacted. I cannot say I would have held my temper and I might have ended up dead or in prison. But just to stand there in Washington, and listen to him and see all those people there, I cannot imagine how it would have changed my life.

Answer 3

I would have loved to have worked with Teddy Roosevelt at the beginning of the 20th century. I don't think enough people realize the MASSIVE social upheaval he caused and the sweeping reforms that we've come to take for granted today.

He brought the US out of Isolationism and built our first real Navy (with ironclad ships instead of wooden ones, for instance), built a strong military (which brought a much quicker end to WWI), and used federal money to spur on developments of things like airplanes, the radio, etc

He set up the Antiquities Act which created the National Parks Service and preserved America's wilderness...keeping us from losing all that precious land in the way that Brazil has been losing the Amazon.

He set up labor reforms, including the 40 hour work week, child labor laws, and set the way for the establishment of labor unions and collective bargaining agreements.

He reformed the Civil Service statutes that prevented many of the abuses of the Boss Tweed era from continuing.

He created the first Civil Rights legislation since Reconstruction.

It's hard to believe this was only 100 years ago. But if there were ever a time in history that would have been exciting to be part of, that was it for me.

Answer 4

I would like to have participated in the Trojan War. I would be curious to find out if the Iliad was accurate at all. The best way to see this would have been to participate as Hector. He was in the thick of battle the whole time. Would have been interesting. I would just go with the flow....wouldn't change a thing.

Answer 5

I would've been a spectator on Seminary Ridge at about 1 pm, Friday i believe, July 3, 1863 in a small crossroad town in southern Pensylvania.

I wouldn't dare change anything, knowing that even a small change to the space-time continuum could have catastrophic consequences....just ask Doc. Brown.

Answer 6

The hard part isn't picking a historical moment now, it's knowing that it's happening as it happens. For all we know, we might be making history as we speak (write, type, whatever).
I guarantee you, the people involved in every event mentioned had no idea they were becoming part of history.

Answer 7

Member of Columbus expedition, maybe tell him to turn a left circle to India. The Earth should have couple of centuries more to save itself from humans.
Nooooo... I made a mistake, and what about the Internet if it was really like that? :-))) Actualy only I want is present time, no matter how dissapointing and very dangerous it could be. I guess, a globalisation means global heating and .... booom!?

Answer 8

I'm feeling very patriotic today and I would love to see the signing of the "Declaration of Independence" for the USA.

I would like to be Benjamin Franklin during the signing and meeting. I would not change a thing.

Answer 9

The Chinese circumnavigation of the globe in 1421. And I would have tried to change the Mandarins minds about Chinese isolationism in 1423.

Answer 10

The Louis and Clark Expendition. That would have been soo neat to see this part of the country untouched by man. Think that would have been beautiful.

Answer 11

1692.

You shall not let a sorceress live.

Separation of church and state.

I give you the freedom of conscience to direct in what direction to interpret but research helps.

You can have your ten points as I am not writting a term paper.