21 Historical Events People Personally Witnessed
‘Hailey’s Comet, on my way to school in 1986’
By definition, history occurred in the past, often the distant one. That means we’re often limited in terms of how much we can really know about its events. We may have eyewitness accounts, but no matter how many movies they make, we’re simply never going to know what it was like to be present at the gladiatorial games, the French Revolution or the invention of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.
But history is constantly happening, sometimes even in full view of people who are still alive today. It turns out those people are usually pretty eager to share their stories, too. That’s why user FictionVent asked r/AskReddit, “What is the most historically significant event you witnessed IN PERSON?”