November 5th 1955

Liverpool 1961-1964 to see and hear the birth of the BEATLES.

So many choices but for me it would have to be Dealey Plaza. It would satisfy a curiosity that I'll have until the day I die and confirm or assuage so many suspicions about so many things.

Gota De Limon said:

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So many choices but for me it would have to be Dealey Plaza. It would satisfy a curiosity that I'll have until the day I die and confirm or assuage so many suspicions about so many things.

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My first choice also, standing on the Grassy Knoll next to the picket fence or on the 6th Floor TSBD within eyesight of the "snipers nest"....

Rabid Cougar said:

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Cen-Tex said:

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Where were the funeral pyres?

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Northside of East Commerce Street adjoining the Ludlow House......


https://books.google.com/books?id=_CdnP1P3QFsC&pg=PA539&lpg=PA539&dq=location+alameda+funeral+pyre&source=bl&ots=5e70tf-Iqk&sig=aT3kRP2ep7fDQ0pIih2SeXAI8TY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZ1LHPiO3RAhWLgbwKHZAsDEcQ6AEIKTAC#v=onepage&q=location%20alameda%20funeral%20pyre&f=false

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Thanks. I was aware of the pyre & marker near St. Josephs. The other site I believe is a block or so southwest on Commerce St. near the River Center parking garage that is not marked. Would love to see the Reimagine The Alamo group properly identify and erect an appropriate marker at these sites.

Interesting topic. Lots of choices to consider. Seriously considered Dealey plaza but there is a chance I might not witness what I expected.

After much thought and consideration I would park my ass in a lawn chair with a cooler full of beer and watch the Eagle landing and the subsequent walking on the moon.

Probably an early British Open. Or an early game at Kyle Field.

I would follow my Grandfather all the way from Omaha Beach to the Baltic Sea.

It's probably not a coincidence that no WWI events are listed, the carnage was just other worldly.

That being said, I think that seeing Verdun, Somme, or any of the western front during that war would be something to behold. The trenches themselves and the obliterated landscapes are held in pictures and low quality film, but it'd be something else to see, smell, and feel them real time.

Chipotlemonger said:

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It's probably not a coincidence that no WWI events are listed, the carnage was just other worldly.

That being said, I think that seeing Verdun, Somme, or any of the western front during that war would be something to behold. The trenches themselves and the obliterated landscapes are held in pictures and low quality film, but it'd be something else to see, smell, and feel them real time.

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Passchendaele, (Third Ypres) July -November 1917. Defensive trenches and tactics had reached their zenith by this time and offensive tactics, especially the use of concentrated artillery rolling barrages, had been developed to counter them. Whole sale butchery of the infantryman at its best.

We talk about going back to see this type of warfare. It is difficult enough just to read about it.

JFK in Dallas and nothing else comes close.

Little Big Horn

The trip west with Lewis and Clark. Me in an RV though!

Cowpens 1781

Also would have loved to sit in on both Continental Congresses!

One more....Battle of Goliad and Fannin's last stand.

The Nuremberg Trials..

So I could witness first hand what a one sided farce they truly were.

jickyjack1 said:

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JTrainsBabyCousin said:

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The Nuremberg Trials..

So I could witness first hand what a one sided farce they truly were.

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One sided? How else -- impossible to be otherwise; both sides didn't win.

Farce? Only to the extent that every action of Man is a farce.

You wouldn't have called summary firing squads or hangings a farce, but you'd have another term handy.

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This reply doesn't really strike as an intelligent one..

I'm in no means taking shots at you, dear jickyjack1.. just think you could do better in the conveying of your disagreement.

"Farce" as it pertains to the Nuremberg Trials through the prism of superior intellect:

Please, Maestro the floor is yours ...

jickyjack1 said:

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Please, Maestro. The floor is yours.

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The floor is mine?.. To discuss the many known lies and torture that occurred during these trials? Lol.. This would take hours of back and forth discussion, but.. before the discussion even sniffed the most intriguing of its stages, the thread would be locked.

You will consider this a cop-out on my part (and I partially don't blame you).. I consider it diligence towards the OP and unto the thread itself.

I'd love to debate this and many other facets pertaining to it.. It has just proven to be fruitless to do so on TexAgs many times.

The only sources available for your arguments are known to be wrong.

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I'd love to debate this and many other facets pertaining to it.. It has just proven to be fruitless to do so on TexAgs many times.

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Thus isn't the football or general board. I'd like to hear your supporting arguments.

In a sense though, I don't consider Nuremberg American history. I get that people love WWII, but what are your stateside choices of events?

JFK in Dallas.

Texmid said:

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JFK in Dallas.

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But that's all on film and you can walk around there. What would be the point?

I think the point is to be there and see and hear for yourself. Maybe try to see if there is truth in Oswald being alone, or the real deal with the grassy knoll or who the heck the babushka lady was. So many points of contention with that day as to what really transpired. Not wanting to see the mans head explode, but I'd be interested in being there on repeat and see what really happened on the 6th floor, then again at ground level, then behind the white picket fence.

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I think the point is to be there and see and hear for yourself. Maybe try to see if there is truth in Oswald being alone, or the real deal with the grassy knoll or who the heck the babushka lady was. So many points of contention with that day as to what really transpired. Not wanting to see the mans head explode, but I'd be interested in being there on repeat and see what really happened on the 6th floor, then again at ground level, then behind the white picket fence.

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If you could only view it once, I think my attention would be on the picket fence. Was there a shot or two fired from there or not?

Texmid said:

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I think the point is to be there and see and hear for yourself. Maybe try to see if there is truth in Oswald being alone, or the real deal with the grassy knoll or who the heck the babushka lady was. So many points of contention with that day as to what really transpired. Not wanting to see the mans head explode, but I'd be interested in being there on repeat and see what really happened on the 6th floor, then again at ground level, then behind the white picket fence.

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If you could only view it once, I think my attention would be on the picket fence. Was there a shot or two fired from there or not?

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There is no way I'd pick that over Antietam.

Or Yorktown. Or Oriskany. Or Bunker Hill. Or Appomattox Cths. Or a bazillion CW battles.