Photos from Alternate Worlds
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Militant anti-colonial African state to the north, colonies to the east and west, and a Jewish homeland to the south.
"ACs back."
Alastair Campbell, Labour Party strategist, scowls as he returns to Downing Street before the new Prime Minister speaks to the press. After his visit to the Palace, Johnson made quick staff appointments. Campbell - tipped for enoblement, joined the Government in his old role of Director of Communications while former MP Alan Milburn was appointed as Downing Street Chief of Staff.
By lunchtime Friday, Miliband replaced the outgoing Osborne as Chancellor, Balls took over from May at the Home Office and Jarvis became Secretary of State for Defence.
Peter Mandelson joined the Johnson Ministry as Leader of the House of Lords and Minister without Portfolio.
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Because it's there.
George Mallory (L) and Andrew Irvine photographed returning to Camp IV on the North Col after completing the first successful ascent of Mount Everest.
Part of the 1924 British Mount Everest Expedition, the pair summitted on the expeditions third attempt, with two previous thrusts to the top derailed by the challenging terrain and bad weather.
During Irvine's second ascent of Everest, he retrieved the photo Mallory had placed at the summit - replacing it with a flagpole and British flag of substantial construction.
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Captain Robert Falcon Scott. First man to reach the South Pole.
"We took risks, we knew we took them; though this time Providence has come out on our side. Had we perished, a tale would have been told of noble endeavour. But every man of that polar party did their best to the last step and delivered an achievement that stirred the heart of every Englishman."
Theodor Geisel and Stephen King as a "crossover personality" is a terrifying thought indeed.
As a French I have to ask:King Henry VII of the france giving a speech.
WHO ARE YOU?!
I will add a picture from everyday life. These Soviet women were able to obtain a permit to the Laocratic Republic of Greece -
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Former NASA administrator and Astronaut James Lovell stands in front of 'Independence' - the Command Module of the first Mars landing.
Launched during his tenure, the landing was an unqualified success and its scientific findings resulted in the appropriation of funding for a second landing. Meanwhile, in 1990 Lovell would become the oldest man to fly in space when he flew on Skylab 90-B as a Mission Specialist. The 20 year gap since his last space flight allowed studies on ageing and zero gravity.
During his 60 day stay, the crew of Skylab 3 had to be temporarily evacuated after an automated 'Argo' spacecraft damaged an equipment pallet while docking. On returning home Lovell quipped that two near death experiences in space were more than enough for him and another flight would be "pushing my luck too far!"
After retiring as Administrator he worked in the telecommunications business.
World renowned German architects, Adolf Hitler and Albert Speer of Hitler & Speer Architecture (HSA) going over blueprints for the major reconstruction project for Shanghai, the Kaiserreich’s crown jewel in the Orient, after the city was hit by a massive earthquake in 1933 - it would be their greatest challenge yet.
The German sector of Neue Shanghai, circa 1940.
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