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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsGood Day DU (August 2, 2021)
Today in History: August 2------------------------------------
Question of the Day: What was the most historic thing you witnessed in person or took part in?
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Good Day DU (August 2, 2021) (Original Post)
EarlG
Aug 2021
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Ptah
(32,983 posts)1. Marched on Washington D.C. May, 1970
Aristus
(66,096 posts)2. The Gulf War in 1991.
As a lowly tank crewman who didn't even serve in combat, my participation cannot be judged to be significant. But I was there.
happybird
(4,516 posts)3. President Obama being sworn in to Office
CrispyQ
(36,231 posts)4. Some great screen names in that list that I don't recall seeing before! -nt
niyad
(112,438 posts)5. Delegate to National Women's Conference Houston 1977
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)6. My historic participation was in voting twice to elect Obama, once to elect Hillary and once
to elect Joe. And there's more to come.