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If you could go back in time what historic event would you like to visit?

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  • 2 decades ago
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    There are many...

    The moment that Julius Caesar decided to cross the Rubicon on his way to overthrow the Senate

    When Alexander the Great marched into India

    The Battle of Britain, I'd like to be a pilot in an RAF Spitfire

    The battle of Cannae where Hannibal defeated an entire Roman Army in a single battle

    The Haymarket Riot

  • Gail M
    Lv 4
    2 decades ago

    The United States or Canada during the Second World War. Or the Fifities in The United States or Canada. Both were exciting times in both countries histories where the economy was doing good and people were happy and content.

  • 2 decades ago

    The Battle of New Orleans 1814 with Gen. Andrew Jackson

  • 2 decades ago

    A Shakespeare play at the Globe Theatre in London, circa 1598.

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  • 2 decades ago

    The first presentation of the Mystic Krewe of Comus, on Mardi Gras night 1857. I want to see the birth of modern Carnival in Nouvelle Orleans...

    The opening night of "The Glass Menagerie" on Broadway, so I can see the performance of Laurette Taylor...

    The signing of the Declaration of Independence...

    ...and the exact moment somebody looked at an egg falling out of a chicken and thought to himself, I'm gonna eat that!

  • 2 decades ago

    I would go back to the days following the Revolutionary War. I believe being able to watch the great men that formed the government of this nation in action would be the most interesting time for me.

  • 2 decades ago

    The skirmish of Dug Gap on Sept. 11, 1863, a precursor to Chickamauga in the American Civil War. An uncle was shot during that skirmish and died later of his wounds. I would love to know more about that.

  • 2 decades ago

    I would love to be an indian in the Caribbean before the Spanish Colony came. This island, Dominican Republic, it's like a paradise. Just the thought of the liberty, culture and beautiful life they had... It would be awesome!

  • 2 decades ago

    The Battle of the Cowpens in N.J.To meet my GGGreatuncle Amer. Rev. Brig. General Daniel Morgan

  • 2 decades ago

    The signing of the Declaration of Independence or

    The Gettysburg Address

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