75 Years: The World Changes

Yes, its yet another Collabaritive TL! *AH.Com Groans* Dont' be so down! We're going to find out how much the world can change in 75 Years, from January 1st, 1935 to January 1st, 2010!

Some Ground Rules:

This is a dictatorship: What I say goes. Same for any guest hosts/admins I select.

Be civil: Its an Internet Discussion Forum. Its not such a big deal.

Keep it as plausible as possible: I'm not a stickler for plausibility, but don't do anything a quick look at Wikipedia tells you is impossible or nearly so.

No premature deaths of world leaders: I'll say right now, the premature deaths I have always found to be unnecessarily quick changes. Unless their states are totally destroyed, Hitler and Mussolini must live until 1949, Stalin until 1950, and FDR until 1945. This rule is voided for coups or civil wars, and for killing world leaders before they become world leaders.

Dates come in blocks: Until I say so, no one can post a date after December 31st, 1949. Dates go by day, as in 50, 100, and 25 Years.

About nukes: Absolutely no nucleur holocaust. Limited exchange between nuclear powers is acceptable, but keep in mind the technological capabilities of the period, and be sure to have a good justification for the war.

I'm really excited!

To start off:

January 1st, 1935: The first Orange Bowl. After a tight game, the University of Miami wins 31-28 after a last-minute field goal.
 
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January 21st 1935- Babe Ruth is given the Job of being Manage for the Boston Braves

March 7th 1935- Judge Landis, Commisoner of MLB dies of a Heart Attack.

May 24th 1935- The Lights go out At Crosley Field. The Night Game is a Failure

November 7th 1935- Bill Veeck Jr. Age 20 buys the Bankrupt Boston Braves
 
March 3rd, 1935: Albert Einstein mysteriously dies in his sleep in a mansion in Albania, a mere day before he would have traveled to the United States.
 
November 7th, 1938: Herschel Grynszpan is denied entrance to the German embassy in Paris. Ernst vom Rath goes home unharmed, as he's not shot by Grynszpan.

November 9th, 1938: The Nazi leadership celebrates the 15th anniversary of the attempted Beer Hall Putsch.

January 15th, 1940: SS-Officers as well as high ranked members of the NSDAP discuss the possibility of "taking the Jewish problem of out Europe". Some officers suggest setting up death camps, but these plans are rejected as being "too insane".

January 20th, 1942: Nazi leaders meet at Wannsee in Berlin, to determine the "Madagascar Plan". According to these plans, all European Jews are to be shipped to the Island of Madagascar, as soon as the war is over. But for the time being, they are to be seperated from the "Aryans". Subsequently, European Jews are put into Ghettos.

February 7th, 1942: The first Ghetto in Berlin is erected. All Jews from Berlin, as well as from Eastern Germany are quartered in that Ghetto. Soon, Ghettos in Munich, Cologne, Hamburg, Vienna and Warsaw follow.
 
Lets see here:

January 4, 1935: In an extraordinary series of events, Bruno Hauptmann, the murderer of Charles Lindbergh Jr., is mowed down by a man by the name of David Sers. Sers claims that he did it "in vengeance", and is supported by a surprising number of common Americans.

January 7, 1935: The Franco-Italian Pact is signed in Rome. Essentially giving the Italians a free reign in Abyssinia, the Pact marked the beginning of a new era of Franco-Italian friendliness.

June 4, 1935: The Anglo-German Naval talks don't begin well, with the British delegate, Sir John Simon, walking out.

June 5, 1935: The talks resume, with the British Cabinet opting to accept the 35:100 tonnage ratio that the Germans had demanded. Unfortunately, the news of the British deferrence to germany is leaked to the newspapers, and the story is met with anger from much of the British populace.
 
Here are some Eastern PODs:

July 7th, 1937: Beijing Outbreak; avian influenza outbreak occurs in Beijing, China; Japanese forces declare martial law over the region...

August 13th, 1937: Japanese troops fire on demnstrators in Shanghai, China over massive restrictions placed on Chinese residents...

October 23rd, 1937: Australian Prime Minister Joseph Lyons warns of the need to quaratine against Chinese refugees, before Parliament in Sydney, Australia...

December 13th, 1937: Japanese troops announce that the national capital of Nanjing, China is being placed under quarantine, sparking international attention....

May 14th, 1938: Reports by League of Nations officials detail human experimentation by Japanese military officials Yoshiaki Yoshimi and Seiya Matsuno in Nanjing...
 
November 5, 1940: Franklin Roosevelt is elected to an unprecedented third term as President over Republican nominee Charles A. Lindbergh of Michigan.
 
I think we have enough for a TL

The Thirties and Forties


January 1st, 1935: The first Orange Bowl. After a tight game, the University of Miami wins 31-28 after a last-minute field goal.​

January 4, 1935:In an extraordinary series of events, Bruno Hauptmann, the murderer of Charles Lindbergh Jr., is mowed down by a man by the name of David Sers. Sers claims that he did it "in vengeance", and is supported by a surprising number of common Americans.​

January 7, 1935: The Franco-Italian Pact is signed in Rome. Essentially giving the Italians a free reign in Abyssinia, the Pact marked the beginning of a new era of Franco-Italian friendliness.​

January 21st 1935- Babe Ruth is given the Job of being Manage for the Boston Braves​

March 3rd, 1935:Albert Einstein mysteriously dies in his sleep in a mansion in Albania, a mere day before he would have traveled to the United States.​

March 7th 1935- Judge Landis, Commisoner of MLB dies of a Heart Attack.
May 24th 1935- The Lights go out At Crosley Field. The Night Game is a Failure​

June 4, 1935:The Anglo-German Naval talks don't begin well, with the British delegate, Sir John Simon, walking out.​

June 5, 1935:The talks resume, with the British Cabinet opting to accept the 35:100 tonnage ratio that the Germans had demanded. Unfortunately, the news of the British deferrence to germany is leaked to the newspapers, and the story is met with anger from much of the British populace.​

November 7th 1935- Bill Veeck Jr. Age 20 buys the Bankrupt Boston Braves​

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July 7th, 1937: Beijing Outbreak; avian influenza outbreak occurs in Beijing, China; Japanese forces declare martial law over the region...​

August 13th, 1937: Japanese troops fire on demnstrators in Shanghai, China over massive restrictions placed on Chinese residents...​

October 23rd, 1937: Australian Prime Minister Joseph Lyons warns of the need to quaratine against Chinese refugees, before Parliament in Sydney, Australia...​

December 13th, 1937: Japanese troops announce that the national capital of Nanjing, China is being placed under quarantine, sparking international attention....​

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November 7th, 1938: Herschel Grynszpan is denied entrance to the German embassy in Paris. Ernst vom Rath goes home unharmed, as he's not shot by Grynszpan.​

November 9th, 1938: The Nazi leadership celebrates the 15th anniversary of the attempted Beer Hall Putsch.​

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September 1, 1939 -- Nazi Germany invades Poland​

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January 15th, 1940: SS-Officers as well as high ranked members of the NSDAP discuss the possibility of "taking the Jewish problem of out Europe". Some officers suggest setting up death camps, but these plans are rejected as being "too insane".​

November 5, 1940: Franklin Roosevelt is elected to an unprecedented third term as President over Republican nominee Charles A. Lindbergh of Michigan.​


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January 20th, 1942: Nazi leaders meet at Wannsee in Berlin, to determine the "Madagascar Plan". According to these plans, all European Jews are to be shipped to the Island of Madagascar, as soon as the war is over. But for the time being, they are to be seperated from the "Aryans". Subsequently, European Jews are put into Ghettos.​

February 7th, 1942: The first Ghetto in Berlin is erected. All Jews from Berlin, as well as from Eastern Germany are quartered in that Ghetto. Soon, Ghettos in Munich, Cologne, Hamburg, Vienna and Warsaw follow.

To Mr. Bondoc: Did you mean Beijing? IIRC, the Jappanese never took Nanjing (in the heart of the South).​
 
To Mr. Bondoc: Did you mean Beijing? IIRC, the Jappanese never took Nanjing (in the heart of the South).[/LEFT]

Actually the date selected was the date of the Nanjing Massacre in OTL, when the Japanese committed one of the largest mass slaughters of the war.
 
June 9th, 1938: Bombing of Zhengzhou; Japanese military forces announce the strategic aerial bombardment of Zhengzhou, as a "quarantine measure", killing thousands of people...

December 28th, 1938: Wang Jingwei reports to the world that Japanese military forces have created mass graves throughout northern Manchuria...

October 24th, 1939: Japanese military forces announce a "quarantine" of Nanning, China amidst reports of pandemic rates of avian influenza....
 
Let's toy with America's political scene:

November 6th, 1936: Henry Ford is elected the Governor of Michigan, he gives ownership of his company to his grandson, Henry Ford II. Also on this date, Howard Phillips Lovecraft is elected to the House of Representatives.

August 30th, 1936: American triplets John McCain Jr, Jerry McCain, and Jim McCain are born.

September 15th, 1937: Eva Braun marries Adolf Hitler.

May 5th, 1938: An extremely pregnant Eva Braun takes a trip to America. She then announces she is leaving Hitler and staying in America.

June 19th, 1938: Emmaline Hitler is born in America.

August 19th, 1938: Young Fidel and Raul Castro migrate with their family to New York City.

November 6th, 1940: Henry Ford is re-elected the Governor of Michigan.

April 26th, 1942: Twins Joe McCain and Jillian McCain are born.

November 16th, 1946: Franklin Delano Roosevelt dies, Vice President Burton K Wheeler becomes President.
 
Let's toy with America's political scene:

November 6th, 1936: Henry Ford is elected the Governor of Michigan, he gives ownership of his company to his grandson, Henry Ford II. Also on this date, Howard Phillips Lovecraft is elected to the House of Representatives.

I would pay to hear his campaign slogan.

Was Braun really that crazy?
 
I would pay to hear his campaign slogan.

Was Braun really that crazy?

She attempted suicide twice when she was a close friend of Hitler, I imagine being married to him would make her want to do it again, but she wouldn't be willing to kill her child. An escape to America is the best option.

And yeah, Lovecraft needs a campaign slogan.
 
November 5th, 1938-Robert A. Heinlein (D-California) is elected to the United States Congress...

June 10, 1940-Italy reaffirms its neutrality in the European war following Germany's invasion of France (as in OTL).

June 14, 1940-The Republican government of Spain declares war on Germany, ending its official neutrality; Portugal declares war on Spain in support of Germany in response...

September 14, 1940-In one of his first major speeches before Congress, Representative Robert A. Heinlein (D-California) denounces the newly passed Selective Service Act as unconstitutional.

January 13, 1941-In the aftermath of the New Fourth Army Incident, the Communist Party announces its alliance with the Japanese...

December 1, 1941-President Roosevelt asks Amelia Earhart to participate in a recruiting drive for the newly formed Civil Air Patrol.

April 1, 1947-Fidel Castro is recruited for the Pittsburgh Pirates, for whom he plays one season before dropping out and returning to Cuba...
 
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