# Most significant event in recorded history **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 13, 2014, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420 "2014-08-13T07:46:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420/1 "2014-08-13T07:46:24Z")
/\as above/\ ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420/2 "2014-08-13T07:54:07Z")
The invention of writing was a pretty big one. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420/3 "2014-08-13T07:56:41Z")
The birth of Jesus. For good or ill, that event and its alleged aftermath has shaped much of world history over the last two thousand years. ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420/4 "2014-08-13T08:05:56Z")
Well, crap. I’m gonna have to go a bit bigger than the cancellation of _HeeHaw_, I see. BRB (soon). ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420/5 "2014-08-13T08:08:42Z")
How about electric lights? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420/6 "2014-08-13T08:15:35Z")
The moon landings. ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420/7 "2014-08-13T08:15:49Z")
Does the OP have an OP inion? ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420/8 "2014-08-13T08:25:42Z")
That’s going to be a tough call, because it depends so much upon what you consider ‘significant’. Will it be an event that caused repercussions down the historical line? Will it be something that was so profound regardless of its future impact? With regard to the latter, I guess for me it was man leaving Earth and landing on the moon. ---
**Author:** ![Shearer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@Shearer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shearer)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420/9 "2014-08-13T08:42:03Z")
Will Smith saving the world from alien invaders ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420/10 "2014-08-13T09:05:17Z")
> [@jimbuff314](#): > > Does the OP have an OP inion? Reported for Junior Modding. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420/11 "2014-08-13T09:45:09Z")
The detonation of the atom bomb - I’m just on the fence as to whether the first test detonation, or Hiroshima, is the more significant one. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420/12 "2014-08-13T09:54:00Z")
> [@jimbuff314](#): > > Reported for Junior Modding. Surreal… ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420/13 "2014-08-13T11:24:02Z")
Since you said _recorded_ event I’m going to go with **Smapti** and say writing, too. And could **jimbuff314** please report for me that I report him for reporting himself for Junior Modding? Thanks so much. I need more coffee. ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420/14 "2014-08-13T11:28:56Z")
Constantine’s conversion maybe idk tough question ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420/15 "2014-08-13T11:29:21Z")
The invention of the plow. Cite: The documentary series “Connections”. ---
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420/16 "2014-08-13T12:28:34Z")
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420/17 "2014-08-13T12:41:58Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > The birth of Jesus. For good or ill, that event and its alleged aftermath has shaped much of world history over the last two thousand years. Got to agree. Even if you don’t believe that he actually existed you know of him. Much of the world bases their calendars on the year of his birth and many wars were fought in his name (for right or wrong). Much of our basic morals are founded in his teachings and many people are awaiting his return. Love or hate the guy (or the concept of the guy) he is all around. Pretty significant. Even other religions like Islam recognize him as significant teacher/prophet of morals even if they don’t think that he was God walking among us and huge numbers of non-religious people celebrate his birth every year. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420/18 "2014-08-13T12:53:10Z")
I don’t think the invention of writing was actually recorded – we know it happened, but we don’t know exactly when and where (and it probably happened in a few different places at a few different times). ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420/19 "2014-08-13T13:32:21Z")
> [@shearer](#): > > will smith saving the world from alien invaders welcome to earf ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420/20 "2014-08-13T13:35:37Z")
> [@boffking](#): > > The assassination of Franz Ferdinand What!?! Someone killed the entire band? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-significant-event-in-recorded-history/695420.md?page=2)