comparatively speaking
2006-08-12 14:08:36 · 7 answers · asked by 2 pts for u 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Unfortunately, the obvious answer is the 9/11 attacks. The phrase "shot heard around the world" refers to the beginning of a defining moment in human history. Several ones, such as the Battle of Lexington and Concord and Assassination in Sarajevo are in this category. The world changed quite dramatically from 10 September 2001, and we still haven't heard the comparative playing of "The World's Turned Upside-Down" (which is what Cornwallis' army played when they surrendered at Yorktown).
2006-08-12 15:55:37 · answer #1 · answered by Ѕємι~Мαđ ŠçїєŋŧιѕТ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a tough one. The well known shot herad round the world of course is the first shots fired in teh Revolutionary war. In reality these events rarely have such an easy flash point, not even the rev war really, but it has a nice ring to it.
More recent ones, Germany invading Poland, Pearl Harbor, Two soldiers kidnapped in Israel, 9/11, air attacks ove Baghdad (captured oh so well by CNN back in 1991). There are many of these pivotal evnts, but they all fit within a grander scope of history, every smaller event that led to these large moments was as important in building toward that single moment.
2006-08-12 21:50:22 · answer #2 · answered by Steven K 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most recent one is tough. Most important one though ,that one is easy. The first shot fired fired from the gun of Gavrillo Princep into Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, July 1914. By the time the power struggle that shot set in motion, we had two major European Wars and killed upwards of sixty million people. Kinda makes the American revolution (which admittedly was an important world event) look something like a barroom scuffle if you ask me.
2006-08-12 22:02:54 · answer #3 · answered by Johnny Canuck 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was going to say the U.S. invasion of Iraq, but the first answer made me realize that 9-11 was one of the factors that led to the Invasion (even though Iraq had nothing to do with 9-11, and I wonder how many americans know that and whether the Bush adminitstration knows that).
2006-08-12 21:49:01 · answer #4 · answered by Jay B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
9/11.
Enron
2006-08-12 21:12:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't forget about Bobby Thomson's home run off of Ralph Branca in the 1951 N.L. playoff. THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!
2006-08-13 02:07:34 · answer #6 · answered by Craig G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is the one time I can say 9/11. While not the worst day in American history, it certainly was earth moving.
2006-08-12 23:43:43 · answer #7 · answered by Who cares 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋