If you could switch places with a historical figure for one day, who would it be and why?

Question

History is full of fascinating individuals—leaders, inventors, artists, and rebels—who shaped the world we live in today. If you had the chance to experience their life for just one day, who would you choose? Would you pick someone to witness a world-changing moment, or would you prefer to enjoy the luxuries of a royal life? Maybe you'd take the opportunity to change history altogether?

Answer 1

Julius Caesar, but only on March 14, 44 B.C., so I could leave Rome for “an unexpected vacation” and avoid the whole stabbing incident.

Answer 2

I would switch places with Marie Curie on the day she discovered polonium or radium. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and made groundbreaking advancements in science despite facing enormous challenges as a woman in a male-dominated field. Experiencing her thought process and seeing firsthand how she worked in her lab would be incredible. Of course, I'd try not to get too much radiation exposure—historically, that didn’t end well for her.

Answer 3

King Louis XIV. Just to spend one day in Versailles, eating lavish meals, wearing absurdly fancy clothes, and demanding people call me “The Sun King.” I’d also bring sunglasses, just to see if anyone gets the joke.

Answer 4

Leonardo da Vinci. Just imagine getting inside the mind of one of history’s greatest polymaths! I’d love to see what his notebooks looked like in real-time, understand his unfinished inventions, and figure out if he actually knew something about flying machines that we still don’t.

Comments

Natela, please find out if Mona Lisa was actually smiling or just annoyed he was taking so long to finish...

Answer 5

I’d swap with Nikola Tesla, but only on the day he was supposed to sell his inventions for millions. Instead of tearing up the contract with Westinghouse, I’d say, “Actually, I think I’ll keep my royalties, thanks.” Then I’d come back to my normal life, check my bank account, and hope that somehow the money followed me through time travel.

Answer 6

Harriet Tubman. She risked her life repeatedly to free enslaved people through the Underground Railroad. I would want to experience her courage and intelligence firsthand—how she navigated dangerous terrain, how she outsmarted slave catchers, and what it felt like to give people their first taste of true freedom. It would be terrifying, but also deeply inspiring.

Answer 7

I would switch places with Putin's bodyguard for one day—just long enough to put a bullet in his head and change the course of history. The world would be a much better place without him, and millions of lives could be saved from war, oppression, and suffering.

Comments

Bro, you’d go down in history as the guy who did what 100 million people were thinking