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Jan 28th, 2006 at 9:09pm

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Its probably been posted here before, but which decade of the twentieth century would you most want to witness?

Me- 1960's.  Political unrest, social reformation, thrilling aviation landmarks.
 
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Reply #1 - Jan 28th, 2006 at 11:18pm

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Probably the 1960s for me as well.  Mainly because of the space race.  I would have loved to have witnessed the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs first hand.
 
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Reply #2 - Jan 29th, 2006 at 3:28am

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which decade of the twentieth century would you most want to witness?

I've actually witnessed 6 decades & part way through a 7th. Now if you asked me which of those decades would be the best to grow up in I would have to say the 1960s. I wouldn't change a thing even if I could.
 
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Reply #3 - Jan 29th, 2006 at 9:39am

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I've actually witnessed 6 decades & part way through a 7th. Now if you asked me which of those decades would be the best to grow up in I would have to say the 1960s. I wouldn't change a thing even if I could.

I guess in your case, which decade would you like to experience again Wink
 
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Reply #4 - Jan 29th, 2006 at 2:34pm

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Tough question. I don't really know what my answer would be. I can think of several reasons why I'd like to have grown up in several decades...
 
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Reply #5 - Jan 29th, 2006 at 10:51pm

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Thirties. Just so I can save my money and be rich from $1,000! Muahaha! Bell AT&T here I come.. Cheesy

Actually either the 1760's-80's or the 1940's. I love American Revolutionary history and WWII history.
 
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Reply #6 - Jan 30th, 2006 at 8:42am

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Which would I like to witness?
Definatly the 1940's sort of a fly on the wall type witness. See how Churchill worked in private, and so on.
 
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Reply #7 - Jan 30th, 2006 at 10:42am

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The first decade 1900 - 1910.  The high watermark of the British Empire.... 8)
 
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Reply #8 - Jan 31st, 2006 at 12:04am

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Which decade of the 20th century? Heavens, I'm having a hard enough time contending with this one! Shocked Roll Eyes
Truthfully, I like reading about ancient history and sometimes suffer from a surrealistic nostalgia (missing an era as if I'd lived through it although I didn't).  8)
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Reply #9 - Jan 31st, 2006 at 4:59am

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I guess in your case, which decade would you like to experience again Wink

I suspect everyone has fond memories of the time they were growing up & naturally regard them as the best times. While the late Fifties & early Sixties was my time (& a very exciting time it was for any young person to grow up) I wouldn't wish to live it all over again. It might be interesting to see it as a fly on the wall but life was very tough for ordinary people in my country in the first half of the 20th Century, especially during two terrible World Wars.
 
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Reply #10 - Jan 31st, 2006 at 6:54am

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1920's. The ultimate decade for big boat racing. And the birth of British aviation supremecy. The Empire wasn't bad then either. Smiley
 
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Reply #11 - Jan 31st, 2006 at 10:47pm

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Did the 60's and 70's. Didn't care for the 80's ( Music Sucked ).  My Daughter was born in the 90's so that made them great.  Just starting the new decade so i'm not to sure yet.

   I guess I would like to see what the 40's were like.  I love the aviation of that era.  Would not mind doing the 70's again because I had a blast Grin
 
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Reply #12 - Feb 2nd, 2006 at 4:19am

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...Just starting the new decade so i'm not to sure yet...
Just starting? You've mentioned 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. It's 2006...  either half of a decade has passed you by already or you've already started past 2010! Tongue 8)
 
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Reply #13 - Feb 2nd, 2006 at 6:38pm

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The world was first  blessed with my presence in 1963... part of why that was such a great decade. Grin
  Saw the 60s through the eyes of a child, of course, but it was and still is for me a high point in American culture: in design , in the arts  , in technology, in political thought and action, in ethics,  in all the little things that people do every day...not perfect; i could've done without the Vietnam War on the TV at dinnertime or the almost unbearable tension and tragedies of the  political/social  upheaval and the Cold War, but those were just the toll paid for so many good things, maybe.
  Sadly, we seem to be on a downslope since then... but it's good to still be around, and there's no reason we can't hit the heights again... Grin
 
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Reply #14 - Mar 1st, 2006 at 12:53am

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Well me, the 1920's would be awesome, the Great war just ended and American life was on the rise, plus I could so get rich on the stock market and right before the 1929 crash pull my money with the info i have today. thats the decade i would want.
 
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