What was the best period of your country's history?

2007-12-10 13:55:05

#26

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6907

Easy for England / Great Britain:

Imperialism, the colonies, The Raj etc.etc.

We were all powerful! Roman-style!

Edit:

Also, conversely, I'd say the worst period is anything after the 1940's: the birth of materialism, consumerism, and social stagnation.

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2007-12-10 15:45:13

#27

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|7108|UK

^^ yeah like raping and pillaging around the world is something to be proud of.

Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.

2007-12-10 15:51:11

#28

Hurricane: Banned; +1,153|7067|Washington, DC

WWII perhaps, or the Civil Rights movement.

WWII: We helped fellow nations defeat a maniacal dictator hell-bent on ruling Europe at the very least, and defeated the Japanese. At the same time, one could argue that thanks to WWII we had the cold war and other such arms races.

Civil Rights: People took to MAKING a change in the government, rather than just bitching about it, pursuing "life, liberty and happiness" as they say in the DoI.

Neither one is without its share of low points, especially WWII, but overall I think they both represent what the United States, or at least its founding documents, stands for.

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2007-12-10 15:53:50

#29

Vilham: Say wat!?; +580|7203|UK

When we invented everything that has ever been good.

2007-12-10 17:55:20

#30

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6848|'Murka

From the 1950s through the 1960s.

Massive technology explosion that led to much of what we take for granted today (transistor, anyone?).

Civil Rights Movement.

Move toward equality in the workplace.

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2007-12-10 18:08:49

#31

Drakef: Cheeseburger Logicist; +117|6799|Vancouver

The Canada-Soviet Summit Series in 1972 is usually regarded as the greatest moment in Canadian history. Mind you, it was a legendary hockey tournament.

Oh, and a quick edit: I'm not joking.

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2007-12-10 19:14:09

#32

deeznutz1245: Connecticut: our chimps are stealin yo' faces.; +483|6930|Connecticut

Declaring our independence against overwhelming force and adversity.

Malloy must go

2007-12-10 22:50:58

#33

Ollie: Formerly known as Larkin; +215|6421|Halifax, West Yorkshire

Something like 40,000BC.

2007-12-11 02:11:38

#34

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7280|Reykjavík, Iceland.

1944 - today.

1944, when the Republic of Iceland was founded everything (well, most) went upwards and still is, as I stated in the other thread, UN lists us as #1 country to live in. Pretty well done, huh?

Or you could say 874 - 1000, the viking era.

2007-12-11 05:14:55

#35

Hawk390: Member; +27|7081|Melbourne, Australia

Galipolli, best and most brave Australians our nation has produced. Also Kokoda is pretty amazing, that a tiny number of Diggers managed to hold off the entire japanese invasion force chasing them across the most inhospitable terrain imaginable, and ended up saving Australia from invasion.

2007-12-11 05:18:36

#36

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox: Big Mouth Prick; +219|6968|Golf 1.8 GTI Wolfsburg Edition

ADO-Den Haag beating nr1. soccerclub Ajax back in the 80's I believe.

2007-12-11 05:29:13

#37

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|7112|Canberra, AUS

Kokoda, probably. Or Milne Bay.

The PNG campaign in general is probably the finest moment in australia's very short and rather bland history.

EDIT: Or maybe the Snowy Hydro, and related to that the removal of the White Australia policy (though not so much the best as removal of some of the worst)

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2007-12-11 05:33:25

#38

Longbow: Member; +163|7084|Odessa, Ukraine

1953-1982

2007-12-11 05:52:49

#39

FunKYPenGuin: FunKY Member; +19|6421|Sydney

Y2k

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2007-12-11 08:17:59

#40

IG-Calibre: comhalta; +226|7179|Tír Eoghan, Tuaisceart Éireann

the last 7 months give or take a few dissident republican attempted murders & Loyalist in fighting..

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