What historical moment or event do you wish you could have witnessed or participated in?

Answer 1

The liberation of Paris from the Germans, 1944.

Answer 2

The battle of Manzikert. I think this was the most important event in the past thousand years because of the historical signifigance it had to the West.

This is the scene: Seljuk Turks have invaded Anatolia and conquered Christian Armenia under the leader Alp Arslan who personally massacred entire cities. From there the Turks started raiding the Byzantine heartland while the Emperor did nothing.

This Emperor died and his widow married a general to end the TUrkish threat, naturally she chose Romano Diogenes. He builds an army and on the spring of 1071 he leads out an army including proffessionals, raw recruits some private armies led by people who hated him and some Turkish cavalry units. Alp Arslan was waiting for them in a place called Manzikert.

the "Romans" or Byzantines marched out keeping the private Armies in the rear. The "Roman" lines advanced while the Turks fell back.. and back... and back until at last, late in the day Romanos signalled the Army to return to camp. Then just as the "Romans" had turned around the Turks charged. After a bloody struggle the "Romans" were routed and the Emperor taken captive.

THere's an interesting story to what happened to Romanos when he met the Turkish sultan but to make a long story short,

Now hordes of Turcoman rolled, rumbled and trotted and galloped into Asia Minor. By 1080 they controlled 30,000 square miles of land that had been greek since Alexander the Great. Constantinople cried out for help. A few years later Europe answered the call which set for the Crusades which led to the revival of European trade, the ruin of "Rome", the renaissance, discovery of America and the formation of the Modern WOrld

Answer 3

Since I usually answer this question with a military perspective, this time I'd answer differently. I think it would have been awesome to be one of the representatives to the Continental Congress which authorized the Declaration of Independence and to have signed the document. I think those are among the most famous and remembered signatures in history, certainly U.S. history.

Answer 4

I only get to pick one? The New York Worlds Fair of 1939, with plenty of money in wallet and a nice bilet near by. It was a Summer of Hope in America far from the gathering storm in Europe.

Peace

Answer 5

That is a great question and difficult to answer.
I would have been really proud to take part in the discovery of the SCUBA. I am a big fan of Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Emile Gagnan. Le Monde du Silence is one of my favourite book.
Also for reasons that baffle me I would have liked to have been part of the Flying Corp in Britain and the Resistance in France. Weird!

Answer 6

Battle of the Greasy Grass. would have been a pleasure defeating Custer, Reno and Benteen.

Answer 7

1913 1919 when Macedonia was divided, who knows maybe I will find way to says Macedonians to be together and frighten for Macedonia, not for the others.