Subject: Turning Points of History
Posted by: Cymruambyth
Date: Feb 24 09
What do you assess to be major turning points in history? There are the obvious events, of course, like the signing of Magna Carta, the American Revolution, the French revolution, the establishment of the State of Israel, and so on, but what about other, less well-known events? I submit the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec on September 13, 1759 which saw Canada become a British colony, or the Battle of Bosworth Field on August 22, 1485 which brought Henry Tudor to the throne, ending 331 years of Plantagenet rule in England.
Posted by: Cymruambyth
Date: Feb 24 09
What do you assess to be major turning points in history? There are the obvious events, of course, like the signing of Magna Carta, the American Revolution, the French revolution, the establishment of the State of Israel, and so on, but what about other, less well-known events? I submit the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec on September 13, 1759 which saw Canada become a British colony, or the Battle of Bosworth Field on August 22, 1485 which brought Henry Tudor to the throne, ending 331 years of Plantagenet rule in England.
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wildwohl 
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The destruction of the Library at Alexandria. Imagine the world if it wasn't destroyed. Reply #61. Aug 12 11, 10:53 PM |
REDVIKING57
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Now,that is a seriously good shout,wildwohl! Reply #62. Aug 13 11, 5:51 AM |
Cuish
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4 April 1841: John Tyler - first VP to succeed to the Presidency upon the death of a predecessor. It is perhaps not the most inportant event ever, but his stubbornness over the issue of whether VPs merely become an acting president or not certainly gave way for future successions (and a constitutional amendment). If you're thinking 'So what?', consider the alternative. If he had not been so stubborn, the VP would've ended up being an acting president whenever the incumbent died, resigned or is otherwise removed from office. And the likes of Teddy Roosevelt or Harry S. Truman certainly would have been considered "acting president" when they succeeded. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyler#Presidency_1841.E2.80.931845 Reply #63. Aug 16 11, 9:22 AM |
tnrees
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Was the library destroyed in one go or did it just decline? Reply #64. Aug 25 11, 4:06 PM |
paulmallon
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Custer's Last Stand Reply #65. Aug 25 11, 9:02 PM |
quogequox
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Picking up a stick and hitting someone with it. That was a turning point. Reply #66. Aug 30 11, 1:26 PM |
| paulmallon
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dicovering the uses of DNA Reply #67. Aug 30 11, 1:30 PM |
| paulmallon
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The Atomic Bomb Reply #68. Aug 31 11, 9:48 AM |
s-m-w
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"The destruction of the Library at Alexandria. Imagine the world if it wasn't destroyed." And all those overdue fines...lol Reply #69. Aug 31 11, 10:32 AM |
| wildwohl
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s-m-w, thanks for the smile Reply #70. Aug 31 11, 10:39 AM |
paulmallon
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the invention of the wheel Reply #71. Sep 09 11, 1:45 PM |
SisterSeagull
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"Oooooh... Mrs Hitler, you're looking hot this evening... Fancy an early night?" That's got to be up there somewhere! Reply #72. Sep 09 11, 2:21 PM |
houston1127
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SS- That's pretty funny. That makes me think of a great adult movie series idea for any budding film-makers out there: How historical figures were concieved. Episode 1: Alois comes home early with a bottle of peach schnapps. Reply #73. Sep 09 11, 3:06 PM |
AlexxSchneider
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"Was the library destroyed in one go or did it just decline?" In 48BC it was set fire to, and on several occasions after that it was gradually diminished through invasions of the city, and it was eventually destroyed in 391 by the order of Theophilus, a bishop of Alexandria. Reply #74. Oct 17 11, 8:44 AM |
BOB501
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A turning point in democracy in Modern Times would be the Roberts Court Supreme Court Decision to allow corporations and foreign governments to give any amount of money they want. While it might have been the case before, It is now a government by the corporation, of the corporation and for the corporation. There is no personal vote anymore. The WALLSTREET PROTESTERS have it correct! Reply #75. Oct 17 11, 9:19 AM |
| paulmallon
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YES!THEY DO! Reply #76. Oct 17 11, 8:24 PM |
stuthehistoryguy
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The Peace of Westphalia. When the Thirty Years War began, it was the final great conflict between the two arms of Western Christianity. By its end at Westphalia, religious alignments had broken down, and war was irrevocably "politics by other means" in the Western world. It's no great stretch to say that this treaty established secular society - as we know it - once and for all. Reply #77. Oct 17 11, 9:03 PM |
| houston1127
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Bob, couldn't agree with you more. How does my vote compete with a million dollar donation to a political campaign? It don't, brother. Reply #78. Oct 18 11, 1:01 AM |
BigArn
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Winston Churchill surviving being hit by a car while visiting New York City in the 1920s. Without him to provide a bulwark of opposition to a British government bent on appeasing Hitler in the 1930s, and to encourage the British Empire to stand virtually alone in the war until Dec. 1941, the second world war may have had a very different outcome. Reply #79. Dec 10 11, 11:07 PM |
| s-m-w
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Using hindsight and Supposition a claim could be made that Germanys rise to Continental dominance has only been slightly delayed by Churchill’s efforts? Reply #80. Dec 11 11, 3:54 AM |
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