Eyewitness to History

If you could go back in time to witness a historically significant or famous event*, what would it be?
*We'd all like to go back and hug a loved one or kiss somebody we should have, but this should be something known to most.

You can talk to people, interact, ask questions.... but you can't alter history. You can hang out on the grassy knoll to see what happened, but Kennedy still dies.

 

For me, it would either be July 2-4 1776 at Independence Hall in Philadelphia to see the vote to declaring independence and the actual adoption of the Declaration.
Either that, or Nov. 22, 1718, Ocracoke Island to see how it actually went down between Edward Teach and Lt. Maynard.

 

The moon walk... On the moon

 

I would like to see what really went down in Jerusalem circa 30 AD; battle of Lexington to see who shot first; if Catherine the Great did it with a horse; Beatles at the Cavern Club; the 1959 Cotton Bowl (Syracuse’s last national championship), and throw in The Immaculate Reception.

 

You mean green room.

 

See who Mary left the bar with.

 

Game 4 of the 1909 World Series: George Mullin throws a five-hit shutout as the Tigers beat Pittsburgh 5-0 at Bennett Park. The chance to see Cobb, Crawford and Wagner in their primes at the old wooden stadium is so tempting.

or ...

The 1911 Indianapolis 500, won by Ray Harroun. Just to know what it was like at the beginning.

Non-sports entry: 1906 San Francisco, the day BEFORE the earthquake.

 

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Ditto the whole on-the-scene-in-Jerusalem take.

 

Positioned to see if anyone was behind the picket fence on the grassy knoll.

Or maybe front row at Shea, even with the first base bag for Game 6 of the 1986 World Series.

 

Two games at the Polo Grounds: The Fred Merkle game, and the Shot Heard Round the World.

 

1) Easter Sunday. Outside the tomb.
The accounts of the Gospels differ on details.

2) The Oval Office when Goldwater et al told Mojo Nixon that he was toast.

3) The parking garage in Arlington, Va., when Woodward or Bernstein -- I can't remember which it was -- met with Mark Felt.