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If England didn't fight in the Battle of Hastings, then most of the world wouldn't be where it is today as far as technology, society, and entertainment.
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If the Battle of Hastings didn't take place England wouldn't have "discovered" the original colonies of America which went on to be one of the most powerful civilizations in the world.
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Britain ended up winning the second World War by destroying Nazi Germany (Hitler). Without discovering America, Hitler would have won the second World War and we wouldn't be here today.
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America was losing the Cold War against the Soviet Union, Japan, etc. Since Britain was an ally of America's, we ended up winning the Cold War.
