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For me it is the "fall of the Berlin wall" and the celebrations after the border openings.

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hmm. I want to say something mysterious, like what happened to some sailing ship that disappeared, or something like that to know what happened.

Or there's some guy that buried a treasure in Missouri and left the location in a cryptogram that hasn't been solved to this day.

But I think it would be most fun to witness Apollo 11's first space walk. Niel be talking about "one small step for man" and I just walk up applauding. And then ask for a lift home.

[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

"Sorry Neil, there's only room for him. Stand by and we're sending you home on the next one"

Ksp players: yeah sure

[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

I honestly can’t think of any historically significant event that doesn’t involve or depend upon major suffering of some sort -even the happy moments are only happy because of an end of horrible things- so I’ll just pass entirely. History sucks because humans suck.

But If we assume that time can flow in both ways, I’ll choose to go somewhere in the future-past. Maybe the day we put boots on ground in another solar system, or put an end to scarcity, if either of those ever even happen..

[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, the Berlin wall for me too.

And when the white government in South Africa resigned, and Mandela became the boss.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Franz Ferdinand.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Charles I getting a little off the top.

[–] hogmomma@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It'd have to be the construction of The Sphinx or the Giza pyramids for me.

[–] Scrof@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

My favourite one is yet to come. Come on Putin die already.

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not a major event, but there's a number of football ⚽ matches I wish I could have been at, not least the 1961 and 1968 Scottish Cup finals.

[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

1968 European Cup Final for me.

[–] Corno@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Assuming I was in some kind of protective bubble, the big bang, to see how it actually looked like.

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Me too, I used to live there.

[–] BallsandBayonets@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Assuming I have to be a passive observer, the moment when humans learned to create fire.

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'd be kind of interested to see the gathering where the Dutch killed and ate their prime minister.

[–] Ifera@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Human extinction. Be it a massive, catastrophic event or a whimper of a thing, it would be fun to witness the end of our run through time.

[–] settoloki@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You are in real time. Imagine some eerie music

[–] z00s@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Rod Serling approaches

[–] mynamesnotrick@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

Hard question. Something that had to be amazing was Times Square on V-J day. Had to been a hell of a party and a feeling knowing that mess was over.

[–] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Last time this was asked, someone said the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and I don't think they meant for the historical insights...

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Drpends. If i was allowed to live past it, the extinction of the dinosaurs

[–] jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Probably the christians arriving in Jerusalem and killing everyone.

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Which time?

[–] merari42@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Pretty grim choice.

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