Thu Mar 4, 2021, 09:26 PM

If you could witness one historical event in person--what would it be?

...it would be hard to choose. To see Burbage as Hamlet, at the Globe...the Gettysburg Address...the first performance of Beethoven's Eroica Symphony...so many. But if I had to choose, I would be in Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963, with a really good pair of binoculars and a central position. How about everyone else?

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If you could witness one historical event in person--what would it be? (Original post)	First Speaker	Mar 2021	OP
That is probably the one event that I would never want	Dan	Mar 2021	#1
Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech.	East-A-Squared	Mar 2021	#2
I actually was there!	First Speaker	Mar 2021	#3
Awesome. What an experience and memory.	wnylib	Mar 2021	#64
While my first thought was the Gettysburg Address I think id rather be present when the Constitution	dem4decades	Mar 2021	#4
You are not thinking very big here- how about the "Big Bang"?	RainCaster	Mar 2021	#5
I suspect it would have made a very poor spectator event	Shermann	Mar 2021	#9
I saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. The Big Bang would have been a lot more spectacular.	Ocelot II	Mar 2021	#22
From where would you observe the Big Bang from?	Kaleva	Mar 2021	#10
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.	iscooterliberally	Mar 2021	#12
The best place to see the Big Bang,	Doc_Technical	Mar 2021	#69
From the Time Travel Viewing Platform?	Irish_Dem	Mar 2021	#19
Probably could have found that info myself by Googling for it!	Kaleva	Mar 2021	#46
It is not on google. I just made it up.	Irish_Dem	Mar 2021	#52
You've already got the best possible view because...	Buckeye_Democrat	Mar 2021	#29
Christopher Columbus makes landfall in the Bahamas	Shermann	Mar 2021	#6
Or raped.	Ferrets are Cool	Mar 2021	#16
You might die from some minor European disease first	SCantiGOP	Mar 2021	#56
You could be the first to tell him	genxlib	Mar 2021	#18
Columbus thought he had landed in India	FakeNoose	Mar 2021	#49
I would love to see	Dakota Flint	Mar 2021	#57
The Minnesota Vikings winning the Super Bowl	Generic Brad	Mar 2021	#7
My mother was a lifelong Eagles Fan.	malthaussen	Mar 2021	#43
My FIL was a die-hard Maple Leafs fan	ironflange	Mar 2021	#50
Probably the crucifixion	captain queeg	Mar 2021	#8
Same here but with great trepidation.	Kaleva	Mar 2021	#11
There is a science fiction story, "Ecce Homo," in which a man goes back to	tblue37	Mar 2021	#68
I read a sci-fi story along those lines years ago	captain queeg	Mar 2021	#77
premiere of the Beethoven 9th....	dhill926	Mar 2021	#13
Or the riot at the first performance of Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring."	Ocelot II	Mar 2021	#23
oh hell yeah....	dhill926	Mar 2021	#31
Heck, I'd be happy if I just got to see Led Zeppelin play live in person.	iscooterliberally	Mar 2021	#14
tRump being frog marched into prison.	Ferrets are Cool	Mar 2021	#15
traitortrump in a real prison, after he has been immersed in the	empedocles	Mar 2021	#17
British surrender at Yorktown - 1781.	TomSlick	Mar 2021	#20
This reminded me of a hysterical book series I read, The Chronicles of St. Mary's	tanyev	Mar 2021	#21
My favorite series!!	birdographer	Mar 2021	#39
I did not know there was a Time Police series!	tanyev	Mar 2021	#53
The Time Police ones	birdographer	Mar 2021	#54
Seems like the last one I read was where Max let Matthew go with the Time Police.	tanyev	Mar 2021	#55
Hearing Queen Elizabeth address English troops before the defeat	oasis	Mar 2021	#24
From a safe distance, of course - -	Talitha	Mar 2021	#25
It's so hard to choose!	ShazzieB	Mar 2021	#26
Andre Eglevsky, Maria Tallchief - Swan Lake	elleng	Mar 2021	#27
45's sentencing. nt	eppur_se_muova	Mar 2021	#28
I'd like to go back to about 1177 BC...	Buckeye_Democrat	Mar 2021	#30
I had always assumed	Elessar Zappa	Mar 2021	#35
There seems to be growing evidence that they...	Buckeye_Democrat	Mar 2021	#47
They look pretty land-locked to be	wnylib	Mar 2021	#65
True, but all it would require are hordes of invaders...	Buckeye_Democrat	Mar 2021	#74
In Robert Silverberg's "Up the Line" the Crucifixion Run was the most popular.	Jeebo	Mar 2021	#32
I love Up the Line...	First Speaker	Mar 2021	#45
Carl Sagan said he would go to the library at Alexandria.	Jeebo	Mar 2021	#33
Yup. Plus the ability to read all the various languages. n/t	sarge43	Mar 2021	#63
I'd say when John met Paul at the church in 1957. Nt	raccoon	Mar 2021	#34
That's a good one!	Mad_Dem_X	Mar 2021	#38
I'd like to see	Elessar Zappa	Mar 2021	#36
Good one.	birdographer	Mar 2021	#40
Maybe he	Mr.Bill	Mar 2021	#59
The death of Voltaire.	Aristus	Mar 2021	#37
Any speech by Julius Caesar	birdographer	Mar 2021	#41
Woodstock or Kent State Massacre.	lastlib	Mar 2021	#42
Why Kent State? I had a friend	wnylib	Mar 2021	#66
I'd like to hang out with Yeshua before he became a rock star.	malthaussen	Mar 2021	#44
Some key event during WW2	Mike 03	Mar 2021	#48
The Beatles' famous rooftop concert.	Jeebo	Mar 2021	#51
A frined of mine from London actually heard it	DFW	Mar 2021	#61
I would like to fly one mission in WWII	Mr.Bill	Mar 2021	#58
So many, but mine would be.......	DFW	Mar 2021	#60
Mine	sarge43	Mar 2021	#62
The voyage to the Sea of Cortez	VGNonly	Mar 2021	#67
Watching the Hindenburg Disaster.	Totally Tunsie	Mar 2021	#70
I'd like to meet Kirk, Spock, and McCoy in 1930 New York.	hunter	Mar 2021	#71
Attack on Pearl Harbor.	MicaelS	Mar 2021	#72
An Apollo moon voyage.	Harker	Mar 2021	#73
the start of the american divide	llashram	Mar 2021	#75
It'd be cool to see San Fransisco Bay fill	Marthe48	Mar 2021	#76

Response to First Speaker (Original post)

Thu Mar 4, 2021, 09:28 PM

Dan (3,407 posts)

1. That is probably the one event that I would never want

To live though again!

But to answer your question: Gettysburg Address

If you could witness one historical event in person--what would it be?

1. That is probably the one event that I would never want

2. Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech.

3. I actually was there!

64. Awesome. What an experience and memory.

4. While my first thought was the Gettysburg Address I think id rather be present when the Constitution

5. You are not thinking very big here- how about the "Big Bang"?

9. I suspect it would have made a very poor spectator event

22. I saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. The Big Bang would have been a lot more spectacular.

10. From where would you observe the Big Bang from?

12. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.

69. The best place to see the Big Bang,

19. From the Time Travel Viewing Platform?

46. Probably could have found that info myself by Googling for it!

52. It is not on google. I just made it up.

29. You've already got the best possible view because...

6. Christopher Columbus makes landfall in the Bahamas

16. Or raped.

56. You might die from some minor European disease first

18. You could be the first to tell him

49. Columbus thought he had landed in India

57. I would love to see

7. The Minnesota Vikings winning the Super Bowl

43. My mother was a lifelong Eagles Fan.

50. My FIL was a die-hard Maple Leafs fan

8. Probably the crucifixion

11. Same here but with great trepidation.

68. There is a science fiction story, "Ecce Homo," in which a man goes back to

77. I read a sci-fi story along those lines years ago

13. premiere of the Beethoven 9th....

23. Or the riot at the first performance of Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring."

31. oh hell yeah....

14. Heck, I'd be happy if I just got to see Led Zeppelin play live in person.

15. tRump being frog marched into prison.

17. traitortrump in a real prison, after he has been immersed in the

20. British surrender at Yorktown - 1781.

21. This reminded me of a hysterical book series I read, The Chronicles of St. Mary's

39. My favorite series!!

53. I did not know there was a Time Police series!

54. The Time Police ones

55. Seems like the last one I read was where Max let Matthew go with the Time Police.

24. Hearing Queen Elizabeth address English troops before the defeat

25. From a safe distance, of course - -

26. It's so hard to choose!

27. Andre Eglevsky, Maria Tallchief - Swan Lake

28. 45's sentencing. nt

30. I'd like to go back to about 1177 BC...

35. I had always assumed

47. There seems to be growing evidence that they...

65. They look pretty land-locked to be

74. True, but all it would require are hordes of invaders...

32. In Robert Silverberg's "Up the Line" the Crucifixion Run was the most popular.

45. I love *Up the Line*...

33. Carl Sagan said he would go to the library at Alexandria.

63. Yup. Plus the ability to read all the various languages. n/t

34. I'd say when John met Paul at the church in 1957. Nt

38. That's a good one!

36. I'd like to see

40. Good one.

59. Maybe he

37. The death of Voltaire.

41. Any speech by Julius Caesar

42. Woodstock or Kent State Massacre.

66. Why Kent State? I had a friend

44. I'd like to hang out with Yeshua before he became a rock star.

48. Some key event during WW2

51. The Beatles' famous rooftop concert.

61. A frined of mine from London actually heard it

58. I would like to fly one mission in WWII

60. So many, but mine would be.......

62. Mine

67. The voyage to the Sea of Cortez

70. Watching the Hindenburg Disaster.

71. I'd like to meet Kirk, Spock, and McCoy in 1930 New York.

72. Attack on Pearl Harbor.

73. An Apollo moon voyage.

75. the start of the american divide

76. It'd be cool to see San Fransisco Bay fill

45. I love Up the Line...