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If you could go back in time and witness any big event in history, which one would it be

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MyPithyCat · 19/11/2025 22:32

For me it'd be the first commercial radio broadcast on 2nd November 1920. That's the best type of radio (even though it'd adverts every 15-20 minutes) but I'd love to see how it all began

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surprisebaby12 · 19/11/2025 22:38

NamelessNancy · 19/11/2025 22:37

The Great Exhibition 1851

This is a great answer! That would have been fascinating

NamelessNancy · 19/11/2025 22:37

The Great Exhibition 1851

medievalpenny · 19/11/2025 22:37

Interesting question. I wouldn't mind going back c5,000 years to see what happened at Callanish at the lunar standstill. I don't know which year, whichever one was the most informative.

Genevieva · 19/11/2025 22:36

The Putney Debates 1647

ChaliceinWonderland · 19/11/2025 22:36

Greatfire of London or building of tower of London

BlueEyedBogWitch · 19/11/2025 22:35

Or Romeo and Juliet, or A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I’m not fussy.

ProfRedLorryYellowLorry · 19/11/2025 22:35

Arlanymor · 19/11/2025 22:33

The construction of Stonehenge.

Good one! To see how it was really built. Great idea.

The Battle of Bosworth.

Username2101 · 19/11/2025 22:34

Henry the 8ths court

BlueEyedBogWitch · 19/11/2025 22:34

I’d like to go to the premiere performance of Macbeth at Shakespeare’s Globe.

Arlanymor · 19/11/2025 22:33

The construction of Stonehenge.

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