Top 10 Events You Wish You Had Witnessed

There are so many events in the past that I wish I'd seen. What are the moments that you would like to have been present at?

The Top Ten

  1. The Wright Brothers' First Takeoff (December 17, 1903)

    Don't watch from underneath. Ouch.

    Nothing would ever be the same.

  2. The Fall of the Berlin Wall (November 9, 1989)

    The greatest example of what ordinary people can do when united for a common purpose.

  3. VE Day (May 8, 1945)

    My grandparents still talk about VE Day. Their stories of loved ones returning home and the sheer relief and jubilation that swept across London especially stay with me.

    The whole sense of togetherness everyone shared, knowing that the last all clear had sounded, makes me wish I had witnessed this occasion.

    I wouldn't want to have lived through the war, but this would have been something to experience.

  4. The Beatles' Ed Sullivan Show Debut (February 9, 1964)

    True. I watched it on TV from our living room sofa at the age of 10, and I have not gotten over it to this very day.

    This is arguably the most significant event in the history of popular music.

    I would cut off a finger to see that.

  5. Neil Armstrong's Walk on the Moon (July 21, 1969)

    That beats out all the other events, unless humans go to Mars.

    My dad said he watched that on TV in the hospital when he was getting his appendix out.

    I am a huge space fan, so I would love this.

  6. Christmas in the Trenches (December 24-25, 1914)

    I get choked up whenever I think of this, but especially when I hear John McDermott sing the song.

  7. Paul Henderson's Winning Goal (September 28, 1972)

  8. Sir Isaac Newton's Apple Falling (Circa 1666)

  9. Joe Carter's Walk-Off Home Run (October 23, 1993)

    "Swing and a belt! Left field! Way back! Blue Jays win it! And the Blue Jays are World Series champions. Touch 'em all, Joe, you'll never hit a bigger home run in your life."

    The Toronto Blue Jays proved what many doubted: a Canadian baseball team could not only win the World Series but do it in back-to-back seasons.

  10. The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks (September 11, 2001)

    Pretty much everyone has seen this on TV.

    11. The Newcomers
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    The Beatles' Rooftop Concert (January 30, 1969)

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    The Sinking of the Titanic (April 15, 1912)

    13. The Contenders

  13. Premiere of Gone with the Wind (December 15, 1939)

  14. Miracle on Ice (February 22, 1980)

  15. The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius (October 24, 79)

  16. England's World Cup Victory (July 30, 1966)

  17. Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope (September 1, 1980)

  18. Woodstock (August 15-18, 1969)

    Oh my God. I wish I was there so badly. I love rock and roll. I also named my new toad I got today Woodstock.

  19. The Opening of Nemesis at Alton Towers (March 19, 1994)

  20. Premiere of Doctor Zhivago (December 22, 1965)

  21. Muse Live at the Glastonbury Festival (June 27, 2004)

  22. Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer (July 29, 1981)

  23. Pope John Paul II at the Western Wall (March 26, 2000)

  24. Limp Bizkit Live at Woodstock '99 (July 24, 1999)

  25. WrestleMania III (March 29, 1987)

  26. The Very First World Series (October 1-13, 1903)

    It was baseball's first big event, and the Boston Pilgrims, who would later become the Boston Red Sox, beat the established Pittsburgh Pirates in 8 games to capture a world championship. It set the stage for the World Series to become a global event, with radio covering it in 1921, television in 1947, and FOX Sports beginning coverage in 1996, giving the game truly worldwide reach.

  27. The Hindenburg Disaster (May 6, 1937)

    I'm a bit of a psychopath, but if I was guaranteed to be safe, it would be astonishing to witness this airship, nearly the size of the Titanic, fall from the sky in flames.

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