What's your favorite moment in history

That's a tough one. I'd like to go back to the time of the Inca empire, when it was at it's height. Most of it is under thick jungle now, hidden forever..

 

Agreed! And the rest of the story is quite funny as well:


The Catholics landed unharmed. The Catholic's claim it was because Angels came down from heaven and protected them, while the Protestants claimed they landed in a huge pile of horse dung.


I'm gonna agree with the Protestants on this one.


Fav point in history:

Iberian Peninsula under Islamic rule. Fascinating how the three religions got along so well then, and can't now.

 

Perhaps in ancient history when the Rocky mountain chain was formed beacause of all of the great times and inspiration I have found in that particular creation of mother earth.
Other than that I have recently had a lot of interest in the struggles of the Russian and Ukrainian people leading up to and during WWII. It is amazing to read of accounts where the Russians fought the Nazis tooth and nail to keep their homeland for themselves, even if it meant continuing living under the oppressive regime of Stalin. This has been influenced by the fact my stepmother is from Ukraine and I recently travelled extensively there. When I was in Ukraine as well as backpacking across continental Europe I read Stalin's biography and one book about the seige of Stalingrad....very surreal when you are travelling through the land where it all happened. These are sort of untold stories when it comes to what we hear in the US about the Allies. Mostly askewed towards the accompishments of the British and Americans and not showing the great sacrifices of the Soviet citizenry.

 

probably any moment that did not favor increaced centralization. although it's not quite that simple either.

one, a relatively to me recent one, would be the second day after loma prieta when people DIDN'T riot and got along just fine being polite to each other dispite lack of coordination of centralized authority not having returned and the stop lights still not working.

the rather long 10,000year 'moment' in north america before it's being 'discouvered' by western europe.

the 'moment' during which the palace at knossoss was being built.

the moment when the goddess the second ruler of a consolodated nepal had tried to get a little too intimate with allowed him to retain his throne. there's a national holiday they have about that there. it's quite a story. all the more tragic what happened by contrast a few years ago, dollars to doughnuts at the instigation of america's cia.

when the space programs of russia and the u.s. sent up that joint space station.

the u.s.'s withdrawal from saigon, though not the unfortunate circumstances it took for that to happen.

and of course the rain hill early coalary steam competition.

the completion of construction of the sacramento norther inter urban.

both times i lived in the railroad company town of norden california on donner summet.
(all of the company housing and a lot of other things that were there long gone now).

=^^=
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The various battles and the daily struggle of the guerillas in the Sierra Maestra.

 

the end of WW2

 

My most favourite moment in History has to be the Civil Rights Movement. Ever since Year 9 I've always loved learning about Martin Luther King. It's amazing how he changed things. He inspired everyone and he's now a Historical figure that will never be forgotten. :]

 

The fall of the Berlin wall.

 

My favourite moment in history?
The first moment I saw a certain girl this summer.






That, or the entire period from the crossing of the Berring straight until the Europeans showed up. Native American history, culture and mythology intruige me to no end.

 

Siddhartha Gautama obtaining enlightenment
Pericles' reign in ancient Greece
Augustus' rule of the Roman Empire
Newton finishes the Principia
Einstein tells about his theories of relativity
Albert Hoffman discovers LSD
Dark Side of the Moon is released

 

leonardo da vinci building the pyramids

 

arty: :jester: :lol: :spliff:

 

The day Joseph Stalin died.

 

Channel tunnel being completed Now this means I don't really have to do my shopping in England anymore. Once back in employment, i will consider going shopping in Calais. They have a supermarket and ciggerettes are very cheap. Also there is a euro terminal in Folkestone. I will look into it further.


That moment when French and English said hello to each other and shook hands for the first time in several years was the most heart filled moment of the 20th Century in terms of history.

 

the day india became a nation is on my list.
the day hamarabi said "NO MORE THEN an eye for an eye"
the day the magna carta created the precident of habeas corpus

the day fox created dry land and coyote invented human people to live on it
(ok, so maybe the second was a mystake)

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living in the shire before the ring to rule them all came back into the world

 

when history ends

 

The greatest peaceful victory.

 

Jan 3rd, 2000. The day the Florida State Seminoles became the first wire to wire champions in ncaa football history.

 

Also Einsteins 1905 paper on relativity
A 'mere' patent clerk redifines the human understanding of the universe.

Way to go albert...my hero

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