09-10-2003, 04:32 PM
Hi,
Just too many possibilities.
Even if I restrict myself to "historical" (say the last seven millenia or so) "events" (say no longer than a day) there are many choices.
To be really appealing, it would have to be something that had a great effect on history (the assassination of Caesar or the destruction of the Mongol fleet by the Kamikaze) but also be something that is not fully known or understood (what happened to the princes in the Tower?).
Some things that fit all the requirements still would not call to me. The death of Socrates, the Resurrection, for example, are not of importance in themselves, but only in that they were recorded and passed down. The influence was from the telling, not the doing (which might or might not have happened). More people "know" history from Shakespeare than from history books.
So, I've read many interesting replies on this thread. And many would be worth viewing if one had a "chronoscope" allowing one to witness (but not influence) history at will. But, asked to pick just one, I cannot - yet.
But good topic. :)
--Pete
Just too many possibilities.
Even if I restrict myself to "historical" (say the last seven millenia or so) "events" (say no longer than a day) there are many choices.
To be really appealing, it would have to be something that had a great effect on history (the assassination of Caesar or the destruction of the Mongol fleet by the Kamikaze) but also be something that is not fully known or understood (what happened to the princes in the Tower?).
Some things that fit all the requirements still would not call to me. The death of Socrates, the Resurrection, for example, are not of importance in themselves, but only in that they were recorded and passed down. The influence was from the telling, not the doing (which might or might not have happened). More people "know" history from Shakespeare than from history books.
So, I've read many interesting replies on this thread. And many would be worth viewing if one had a "chronoscope" allowing one to witness (but not influence) history at will. But, asked to pick just one, I cannot - yet.
But good topic. :)
--Pete
How big was the aquarium in Noah's ark?