15 Last Minute Decisions That Changed History

15 Last Minute Decisions That Changed History. Can you believe that some of the most impactful events in the history of humanity were made in the eleventh hour? Yes, that is true; someone or a group made a last-minute decision that changed the fate of millions of people from then forth. Some of the most significant historical events were not made in board rooms after months of consultative meetings. Last-minute decisions shape the world in a good or in a bad way.

1. The Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombs
You cannot think of World War II and fail to consider what happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But do you know that a nuclear bomb would not have hit Nagasaki were it not for a last-minute decision?

2. The Fall of the Berlin Wall
One of the most interesting events in history is the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is laughable and annoying at the same time. Can you believe that the wall was brought down by a last-minute decision from an officer who was too lazy to read a memo?

3. Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream Speech
Did you know that one of the most famous quotes and speeches in the history of humanity was a last-minute decision? That is right. Dr. Martin Luther King Junior's was prepared to deliver a speech before the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963.

4. The sinking of the Titanic
The sinking of the Titanic is one of the most devastating events in the history of the world and one of the worst tragic accidents in naval history.

5. Aversion of nuclear crisis by President J.F Kennedy
A nuclear war is no child's play, and hundreds of thousands of people are deemed to perish if it was to happen. Additionally, cities would be destroyed, and the effects would be felt for several decades.

6. Change in the Pacific during World War II
World War II is one of the most significant events in history. It provides a major reference for fighting strategies in case World War III erupts.

7. The decision to carry speech in the breast pocket saved a president's life.
President Theodore Roosevelt opted out of the presidential race but later continued. To convince his supporter of his decision to be back, he made a 50 pages speech.

8. Right to legal counsel for defendants
The United States Supreme Court in Gideon v. Wainwright in 1963 made a last-minute decision establishing the right to legal rights for all defendants in criminal cases.

9. Marie Antonio's execution
Marie Antonio is famed for the saying 'Let them eat cake". It was rumored that she said this when she was informed that people were starving because they did not have bread.

10. Stanislav Petrov's aversion to nuclear war
In September 1983, Stanislav Petrov was on a night shift and the lookout for any missile attacks. During the night, his computer indicated that five American missiles were headed in his country's direction.

11. The 1930 salt march in India
The decision by Mahatma Gandhi to lead the Salt March in India in 1930 can be considered a last-minute decision in the sense that it was not part of the original plan for the civil disobedience campaign against British colonial rule in India.

12. The decision by Nelson Mandela to pursue reconciliation and forgiveness
When Mandela was finally released from prison, South Africans were ready for revenge against their oppressor.

13. The decision to drop nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II was a last-minute decision because it was not initially part of the original plan to end the war.

14. Archduke Franz Ferdinand changed his route in Sarajevo
A last-minute decision to change the route by Archduke Franz Ferdinand to Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, changed the history of the world because it directly led to his assassination and ignited a chain of events that ultimately triggered World War I.

15. The decision by Rosa Parks to refuse to give up her seat on a bus
Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was returning home from work on December 1, 1955, when she was asked to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger because it was the norm during the segregation laws of the time.

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Sorry but your portrayal of midway is just plainly incorrect. The issue is not that the Japanese ran out of fuel when told to destroy the US fleet, it’s that they had to rearm from ground attack weapons to anti ship weapons such as armour piercing bombs and torpedos. This took significant time. Not only that, but now defensive fighters could not be launched as the flight deck was busy but also all of the high explosive weapons were laid out all over the flight deck and hanger of the ship, meaning any fire or explosion would result in a catastrophic blast. Furthermore, the damage done to all of the aircraft carriers was done by aircraft, not ships. These aircraft were however launched from US aircraft carriers. Lastly, the battle did not take only 5 minutes. One way to prove it easily is that one pilot, Dick Best, sunk two of the carriers. He dropped his 500lb bomb on one, then returned to his carrier, rearmed with multiple other aircraft, and hit another. This last aircraft carrier he hit, if I remember correctly, is the one which had been changing the weapons on its aircraft for ship assault.