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title: "What was that one event in history that if it had not happened, it would have completely changed the present?"  
description: "What was that one event in history that if it had not happened, it would have completely changed the present?"  
author: "simron shukla"  
published: 2018-03-06  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36907/what-was-that-one-event-in-history-that-if-it-had-not-happened-it-would-have-completely-changed-the-present  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What was that one event in history that if it had not happened, it would have completely changed the present?

What was that one [event in history](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35826/what-single-event-in-history-if-prevented-would-mean-humanity-would-be-more-advanced-than-in-our-current-timeline) that if it had not happened, it would have [completely changed](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/161978/what-s-one-concept-in-data-science-that-completely-changed-the-way-you-think-about-data) the [present](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/audio/1329/how-being-present-enhances-creativity-and-joy)?

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