If you could go back in time to witness any moment in history, what moment would it be?

Question

And why?

Answer 1

I have a few in mind

-Watching the founding fathers lay the groundwork for the United States. Watching what each person thought, what the issues were, what the petty squabbles were, how religion factored in. What a magnificent period in history

-Bringing a video recorder with me to witness the life of Jesus. That way, we can finally put to rest the tall tales that have cropped up about this simple teacher of ethics. Maybe then, Christians will actually listen to what he had to say insteading liking him for all the magic tricks he could pull.

-Go back to 4005 B.C. Just to prove all those "Young Earth" theorists that the idea of the Earth being 6000 years old is hogwash.

- Witness the assassination of Julius Caesar. Such a pivotal moment in history.

-Witness the infamous "Wittgenstein's poker" event, when two of the most famous philosophers of the 20th century, Karl Popper and Ludwig Wittgenstein, got into a debate so heated that Wittgenstein waved a fire poker at him in frustration. Such a pivotal moment in modern philosophy, and nobody can quite agree on what happened.

-in a similar vein to the above moment, Plato and Aristotle had an arguement that led to Aristotle leaving the Academy. Then Aristotle went to Macedon to tutor Alexander the Great. Whatever was said, it was enough to divide all of Western philosophy into two distinct schools of thought.

-Supposedly, Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci hated each other so much that they came to blows. That would have been something to see

Answer 2

When Jesus ascended, alive, into Heaven, as the Bible records that he did.

Why? Well, it would totally validate my beliefs as a Christian - I'd like to think I could come back to the present time with some proof though. So many millions of people believe in God and in Jesus Christ and the hope that the Bible tells us we should have in the future. To go back to the time that Jesus Christ was triumphant over death, the tyranny of the Roman Empire and any other bad thing in this world, would truly be, to me anyway, the moment of all the moments in the past 2000 some odd years that I would go back to, just to witness, if I could. What was it like for the Apostles, Mary, and the followers of Jesus to witness someone going into heaven? Is it just symbolic? Or was this event something these people actually witnessed? Must have been an amazing event since that moment has made and continues to make such an impact on human history and has been so clearly and dearly remembered for 2000 years.

Answer 3

Greetings! For me, I would like to be a fly on the wall and follow Lee Harvey Oswald from the night before Kennedy's assassination to his own death by Jack Ruby.

This is because I am so tired of all the wacky conspiracy theories that are out there. I want to see it take place, then put those theories to bed, once and for all.

Another one that would be interesting is Hitler's last ten days in the bunker. Knowing what he did to Western civilization makes millions of history buffs cringe in shock and disgust. Watching how he slowly met his complete demise would be very powerful. It is the ultimate lesson of "what comes around, goes around". Take care.

Answer 4

1) Peter the Great interrogating his son, Alexis after the latter absconded Russia and tried to obtain refuge abroad since he was too lazy to do as his father asked when learning about war.

2) Tsar Alexander riding into Paris the first time after defeating Napoleon.

3) The death or Tsar Alexander....to see if he really died in Taganrog in 1825, or became a holy man named Feodor Kuzmich who lived another 40 years (and many in the Romanov family who later met him believed him to be Alexander).

4) Gavrillo Princip assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand, setting into motion the treaties that started World War I.

5) The Metallica/Guns N' Roses concert at Arrowhead Staduim in 1992 (both bands in their touring prime)....but I was only a freshman in high school and my parents wouldn't let me go.

Alas, no flying DeLorean and no ability to produce 1.21 gigawatts...ONE POINT TWENTY-ONE GIGAWATTS (mispronounced as Jigawatts)...of electricity.

Answer 5

Elizabeth 1 being crowned queen of England. The reason why: She had a very tough childhood with her mother being Anne Boleyn and her father, Henry VIII did not want anything to do with her. She was known as the 'b*tard child' because she was not wanted.

She overcame such terrible cruelty and became known as one of Britians greatest monarchs. I would love to meet her if i had the chance!

Answer 6

Those last few minutes of Harold Godwinsson's life on Senlac Ridge - that way, we'd have the answer to how he actually died, and whether or not the figure on the Bayeux Tapestry with an arrow protruding from his forehead was Harold, or the warrior standing next to him.

Answer 7

I would like to go back in time and warn William Wallace that the nobles were going to abandon him at Falkirk. That way I could help him form a strategy to win.

Answer 8

Nothing about Jesus!
But I will be as sappy.
The first time I got my James to smile. He's such a sad boy.
And deathly handsome.
I'm gonna go think about him.

Answer 9

1:30 pm, Friday, July 3rd near a small southern Pensylvania town,,, oh about 144 years ago....

Answer 10

The victory at Agincourt, because I'm English and we beat the French.