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If you could go back in time and change history, what would you change?

Asked by hungertoragejr (266points) January 18th, 2010

Something you would remember from childhood that is a historical reference.

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jbfletcherfan's avatar

This isn’t from my childhood, but I wish we could turn back to clock to prevent 9/11.

hungryhungryhortence's avatar

It’s not from my childhood but I’d like that Malcolm X not been killed in order to see what influence he’d have on pitching interconnectivity of humans without specific organized religions.

john65pennington's avatar

The war between the north and the south. the real reason for the war was greed. people in the south did not want to lose control over their black slaves. paying them to pick cotton was taking money out of their pocket. this war was so senseless, especially since it involved just ourselves and no other outside countries. i know its history, but i still wish it had not occured. i am thankful for the end results and the freedom it gave thousands of people to pick and choose where they live and would not have to answer to anyone just because of their skin color. greed can be a killer.

borderline_blonde's avatar

I would change Disneyland’s decision to not serve beer in the Magic Kingdom.

Okay, seriously? Well I was being serious. But really: I’d probably prevent Chernobyl, Oklahoma City, the invasion of Iraq, and every other catastrophe (natural or otherwise) that’s occurred within the past quarter century I’ve been alive.

Your_Majesty's avatar

I’ll prevent the major and massive corruption scandals by government and politicians in my country. Because of that people in country lives in poor condition,we used to be one of the richest country in Asia.

hungryhungryhortence's avatar

@borderline_blonde: I know! In the nicest restaurant there, it would be so nice to have a cocktail or glass of champagne.

dpworkin's avatar

I’ve answered this before, but I would have the Macabees lose to the Hasmonean Jews so that we would have no Chanukkah, plus a whole lot of other shit that we ended up having, like Constantine’s Christianization of Rome.

rottenit's avatar

Nothnig, we have no idea what the changes would do later on..

On second thought, I would kill the “New kids on the block” and make sure that McDonalds dosent get rid of the McDLT.

I would also warn Steven Segal of his inpending doom.

janbb's avatar

I would have Gore win the 2000 Presidential election – oh wait, he did win!

ragingloli's avatar

I would take a submarine and sink Christoffa Corombo’s fleet with torpedoes. It would save millions of lives.

belakyre's avatar

Hitler, you’re going down.

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