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  1. What is the earliest point in history for a viable space program?

    I was wondering and I thought I would ask the forum as I'm sure there are much smarter people than me here. What is the earliest point in history for a viable space program, a program able to get men and equipment into orbit? In OTL, it was the late 1950s, could it have been earlier? I...

  2. The British Empire keeps New York city after American war of Independence

    Was thinking about this the other day. What if the British managed to hold on New York City after the American war of Independence like they did with Hong Kong. What would be the effect? Could they hold on to Manhattan/New York City for the long-term or would it eventually go back to the United...

  3. The Man in the High Castle on Amazon Prime

    Amazon Prime released a set of new pilots of proposed shows. One of the proposed shows is "The Man in the High Castle". Watching it now. Looks interesting so far.

  4. Emma Caulfield on Battlestar Galactica WI?

    According to wikipedia, the actress Emma Caulfield (most famous for playing Anya on Buffy the Vampie Slayer) passed up on the chance to audition for Starbuck and Six on Battlestar Galactica. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Caulfield What if she had auditioned for those roles and gotten one...

  5. Niall Ferguson looks at if 9/11 had not happened.

    http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/09/04/what-if-9-11-had-never-happened.html Niall Ferguson examines what might have happened it 9/11 had not happened, in his scenario Al Qaeda is taken out before the attacks. The result that Ferguson sees is not a better world from ours believe it or...

  6. FDR's health in 1944

    http://www.slate.com/id/2236504/?GT1=38001 Interesting article that talks about the theory that FDR actually had cancer in the 1940s. Discuss.

  7. WI Edward Kennedy had run for President in 1984

    Got to thinking this morning. What if Senator Edward Kennedy had run for President in 1984? Could he have won the Democratic nomination? Could he have beaten Reagan in November?

  8. WI Jeb Bush had won the 1994 Governor's race in Florida?

    In 1994 we had two brothers running for Governor of two different states. George W Bush in Texas and Jeb Bush in Florida George W won and Jeb lost to Lawton Chiles. The scuttlebutt I've heard for years is that Jeb was considered the Bush most likely to retake the White House, but W's victory...

  9. South Africa in a WW2 Germany victorious TL

    Assuming a German Victory in World War 2, (defined as Nazi Germany surviving with substantial holdings in Europe, but no conquest of the world), would South Africa continue its association with the British Empire or start looking at some sort of arrangement with Nazi Germany?

  10. John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry

    I'm recenetly been pondering John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry. There are 2 what if I want to explore 1)The original plan was for the raid to take place in 1858. There would have been more raiders and more support. The raid was delayed because a Englishmen "Hugh Forbes", who was to train...
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