Favorite moments in history

PanchoVilla

So, as the title suggests, what's your favorite moment in history? Here's mine.

On 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human being in outer space and the first to orbit the Earth. Seven years later, he died in an unfortunate accident when the MiG-15UTI he was flying went out of control and crashed. He is buried in the walls of the Kremlin.

I can't imagine the amount of courage it took to be the first man in outer space. It's a shame that he's not as well known as the likes of Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong. He helped pave the way for humankind to explore a new frontier and perhaps one day leave this world behind.

Morlar

Mine (or one of them) would be the falling of the berlin wall/demise of communism.

Ardennes1944

mine would have to be all of world war two. not exactly a moment in itself but each part of that war was just more amazing than the last.the likes will never be seen again

kiad

PanchoVilla wrote: »

So, as the title suggests, what's your favorite moment in history? Here's mine.

On 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human being in outer space and the first to orbit the Earth. Seven years later, he died in an unfortunate accident when the MiG-15UTI he was flying went out of control and crashed. He is buried in the walls of the Kremlin.

I can't imagine the amount of courage it took to be the first man in outer space. It's a shame that he's not as well known as the likes of Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong. He helped pave the way for humankind to explore a new frontier and perhaps one day leave this world behind.

Your favourite moment in history is when Yuri Gagarin died? Thats pretty sick man. You have some problems....

Wompa1

Mine was when Vinnie died on Home and Away...

Nah World War 2 amazes me too. History rocks

Cookie_Monster

October 4, 2363

RP Mc murphy

The bay of pigs, a triumph of the little man against imperialist dogs?

phasers

When Lost finally ended

prinz

Erwin Rommel AKA the Desert Fox, touring an allied military hospital during the second world war in North Africa. He thought it was in German hands and stopped off to have a look around the place in the middle of a major offensive. The staff and soldiers apparently mistook him for a Polish general and let him tour the place unchallenged and shake hands exchange pleasantaries with wounded Brits and New Zealanders etc. He promised them medical supplies and left. He kept his word and supplied the hospital.

He also had balls of steel to keep his cool when he realised his mistake and continue to swagger about as if he was without a care in the world. Can't help but give a chuckle at the thought of that.

Earthhorse

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

October 4, 2363

The day they invented time travel, ah, I remember it well.

bonerm

November 5th 1955. Great day.

Duggy747

I like the myth that Watson & Crick, after they discovered the structure of DNA, went to the local pub announcing they discovered the secret of life.

Must've been a hell of a piss up! :pac:

sensibleken

July 19th. the day the ice age ended

humanji

Hasselhoff singing in front of the Berlin wall when it came down, and the East Germans desperately trying to rebuild it behind him.

Morlar

Morlar wrote: »

Mine (or one of them) would be the falling of the berlin wall/demise of communism.

Interesting post.

jimthemental

When Collins and Griffith secured the treaty.

KeithAFC

1690
June 6, 1944
Gaugamela (331 BC) - One of Alexanders finest moments.

jimthemental

23 October-5 November 1942 The second battle of El Alamein was decisive as it was Rommel's first major defeat and limited German fuel supply for the rest of the war, allowing for Overlord and subsequent operations to be more effective.

Nodin

kiad wrote: »

Your favourite moment in history is when Yuri Gagarin died? Thats pretty sick man. You have some problems....

But Gagarin wanted to eat the Smurfs....

bonerm

Nodin wrote: »

But Gagarin wanted to eat the Smurfs....

All except Smurfette. He had other plans for her ....

Ganymede Glow

And not one mention for Packie Bonner saving a certain Daniel Timofte penalty tut tut:D

c_man

The launch of the Voyager, and Pioneer 10 & 11, probes.
Man landing on the Moon.
Losing my virginity.

bonerm

c_man wrote: »

Losing my virginity.

I don't think you're allow pick dates from the future.

Biggins

bonerm wrote: »

I don't think you're allow pick dates from the future.

Post of the day right there!

Meowww :pac:

Corsendonk

9,500BC,Beer was first brewed.

Ardennes1944

when i found out eminem was bringing out recovery in june

sensibleken

October 4000BC. the day the earth was made









Exactly how it is now












by GOD!

smk89

July 2nd 1979


The day the funk died

Morlar

The day JFK took on those zombie hordes in the pentagon was another goodie.

Princess Peach

The birth of Robert Downey Jr.

Charles the Hammer

prinz wrote: »

Erwin Rommel AKA the Desert Fox, touring an allied military hospital during the second world war in North Africa. He thought it was in German hands and stopped off to have a look around the place in the middle of a major offensive. The staff and soldiers apparently mistook him for a Polish general and let him tour the place unchallenged and shake hands exchange pleasantaries with wounded Brits and New Zealanders etc. He promised them medical supplies and left. He kept his word and supplied the hospital.

He also had balls of steel to keep his cool when he realised his mistake and continue to swagger about as if he was without a care in the world. Can't help but give a chuckle at the thought of that.

Amazing how many Irish still adore the Nazis.

longshanks

PanchoVilla wrote: »

So, as the title suggests, what's your favorite moment in history? Here's mine.

On 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human being in outer space and the first to orbit the Earth. Seven years later, he died in an unfortunate accident when the MiG-15UTI he was flying went out of control and crashed. He is buried in the walls of the Kremlin.

I can't imagine the amount of courage it took to be the first man in outer space. It's a shame that he's not as well known as the likes of Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong. He helped pave the way for humankind to explore a new frontier and perhaps one day leave this world behind.

Joe Kittinger would kick Yuri in his stupid russian balls....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81gn2oLeC_U

Zebra3

The rise of the Nazis.

Wtf else would the History Channel show?

Latchy

The whole history of second world war always gripped me with so many key moements and events but if I was to pick one , the D-Day assault on Normandy which only for the bravery of so many could so easy have failed .

( have being watching for last 3 weeks watching the c4 series ' Apocalypse-the-second-world-war ' which has restored digitally colourised and evocative footage ,making it look all so much recent )

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/apocalypse-the-second-world-war


Also as previously mentioned , the Cuban missles crisis of 1962 when only for cool heads and clear minds the world might now be a completly different place to the one now .

The men landing on the moon and the events as they unfolded on that historic day in 1969

Morlar

Zebra3 wrote: »

The rise of the Nazis.

Wtf else would the History Channel show?

It would be full of stories about infrastructure projects and industrialisation. The CGI re-enactments would be rivetting.

bonerm

Charles the Hammer wrote: »

Amazing how many Irish still adore the Nazis.

It's not our fault. It's just that they had the better uniforms and haircuts.

Redlion

Charles the Hammer wrote: »

Amazing how many Irish still adore the Nazis.

ah sure, they're a great bunch of lads.

Charles the Hammer

Redlion wrote: »

ah sure, they're a great bunch of lads.

You certainly thought so. The way you welcomed them in, found them jobs, gave them homes.

Another sick episode in Ireland's history airbrushed out by the Billion dollar US-Irish PR campaign to paint you lot into 'loveable drunken rogues', instead of 'Nazi sympathisers with a penchant for terrorism'.

Mod note: Poster banned.

markesmith

Charles the Hammer wrote: »

You certainly thought so. The way you welcomed them in, found them jobs, gave them homes.

Another sick episode in Ireland's history airbrushed out by the Billion dollar US-Irish PR campaign to paint you lot into 'loveable drunken rogues', instead of 'Nazi sympathisers with a penchant for terrorism'.

Isn't there somewhere else you should be?

Redlion

Charles the Hammer wrote: »

You certainly thought so. The way you welcomed them in, found them jobs, gave them homes.

Another sick episode in Ireland's history airbrushed out by the Billion dollar US-Irish PR campaign to paint you lot into 'loveable drunken rogues', instead of 'Nazi sympathisers with a penchant for terrorism'.

awh that's classic, you actually thought I was serious :rolleyes:

karma_

Charles the Hammer wrote: »

You certainly thought so. The way you welcomed them in, found them jobs, gave them homes.

Another sick episode in Ireland's history airbrushed out by the Billion dollar US-Irish PR campaign to paint you lot into 'loveable drunken rogues', instead of 'Nazi sympathisers with a penchant for terrorism'.

Sykes, would you give it up already man. A broken record holds no patch on you in fairness.

Callan57

Monday, December 3, 1990
President Mary Robinson's Inauguration

After the misery of being a woman in Ireland during the '80 could not believe I'd lived to see the day a LIBERAL Irish Woman became President ... I think I was so happy I cried.

karma_

I'm still waiting on thatcher to die.

PeterIanStaker

Zebra3 wrote: »

The rise of the Nazis.

Wtf else would the History Channel show?

Sharks & dinosaurs, of course!!

squeakyduck

I do enjoy the history of the world wars as well as the cold war.
Holocaust history is another interest of mine, which could be branched under world war two, but it's not a favourite moment in history.

Op, When I was really small I used to always ask my mum about Laika (the first dog in space) the story would always blow my mind, as when I was small I wanted to be the first child in space :rolleyes: ....I never was! A favorite go to story in history, but my mum never told me how she died.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laika

Lab_Mouse

Redlion wrote: »

you actually thought I was serious :rolleyes:

pro -israeli trolls arent the smartest;)

berlin wall coming down

the fall of communism

karlog

The days where you could buy a bar of chocolate for 10p.

cc-offe

01/11/10 The day Mary Harney got red paint thrown on her followed by my second favorite day 12/11/10 The day Mary Harney got eggs and cheese thrown at her

Latchy

bonerm wrote: »

It's not our fault. It's just that they had the better uniforms and haircuts.

The GI uniforms combats / M65 helmets , circa 1940's were boss

dr.bollocko

Charles the hammer banned.

Sticky_Fingers

Charles the Hammer wrote: »

You certainly thought so. The way you welcomed them in, found them jobs, gave them homes.

Another sick episode in Ireland's history airbrushed out by the Billion dollar US-Irish PR campaign to paint you lot into 'loveable drunken rogues', instead of 'Nazi sympathisers with a penchant for terrorism'.

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Mod:Leave it. No point feeding the trolls. The poster has been banned.