Most Important Event in History

[TikiShades]

After taking my World History exam, which involved explaining what you think are the top 10 (really 8...) most important events in history, it suddenly occurred to me that I should have asked the Escapist to give some suggestions. While I've already taken it, I'd still like to hear your opinions.

So, Escapist, what do you think is one of the most important historical events in... history?

EDIT: By history, I meant that "World History" is what I was going for, since it was a World History class. So only something that happened on Earth. The creation of the universe wouldn't be an event that happened on Earth, unless you choose to believe so. That kind of thing is a huge gray area anyhow.

 

[D_987]

The obvious event is World War One...

 

[Leorex]

i beleave it would be the creation of life.

 

[LivingInStereo]

Creation.

 

[LivingInStereo]

i beleave it would be the creation of life.

Damn beat me to it lol

 

[TwistedEllipses]

Simple - The further back you go the more consequences events have.

So for instance developing fire and the invention of agriculture are more important than the fall of the Berlin wall...

 

[D_987]

I think he means recorded history people...

 

[black lincon]

WW1 and 2, creation, the whole age of imperialism, 500bc to 500ad(Romans), mastery of fire, earliest civilizations(Mesopotamia and Egypt), foundation of Christianity(we affected a lot of history), the signing of the Magna Carta, the creation of the internet.

 

[Leorex]

if your talking recorded history, then im going to say the fall of rome.

 

[Lexodus]

My birthday, obviously.

 

[sallene]

The first nuclear Test at Trinity I would say would be pretty high up there.

 

[DinosaurSnack]

Well off the top of my head I'll name some.

The Internet
The Great Depression
Atom and later Hydrogen bomb
The Crusades
The Renaissance

And other stuff starting with 'The'(mostly) in history really.

 

[Internet Kraken]

The discovery of corn.

 

[Lexodus]

My birthday, obviously.

Fuck!
Beat me to it.

That's what I get for watching Dexter.

But yeah. My birth.

How's about we split it? OUR birth?
Wait. You mean I missed Dexter? Craaaaap.

 

[ConstantJoe]

THE CREATION OF THIS THREAD.

 

[quiet_samurai]

the creation of the written word in ancient Babylon.

Cnueform? i think it's called.

 

[Calobi]

My birth. Trust me, it's not a huge deal yet, but it will be. Just you wait...

For the other 7, I'd say (in no order): the invention of the written word, early civilizations (see black lincon's examples), fire, the Internet, the wheel, the collection of ideas which is considered "higher mathematics" (anything above simple geometry in my book), and MaxTheReaper. He is the whole event.

Edit: Wow, I am a slow typist since so many people managed to get their births before me. Last I saw, black lincon was the last to post.

 

[rockingnic]

My birthday! Because it's the birth of the most awesome person ever.

 

[Lord_Panzer]

The development of writing.

the creation of the written word in ancient Babylon.

Cnueform? i think it's called.

DAMNIT ALL TO HELL! You crafty ninja, you.