Alternate History: Explain the historical event

[oboro]

Another term for the attempted takeover of the isle of man by the british dissident phillip luty (who was also credited for creating a homemade smg) although brief he managed to kill atleast 8 policemen,the liutenant general at the time,4 of his guard and 3 of the liutenant governor palace worker.

He was actually planning to take over jersey but due to a ww2 memorial was held (which coincided with luty date) made jersey heavily guarded so he choose the isle of man instead. He began by smuggling 2 of his homemade smg inside a plumber bag alongside 5 grenade,a sawed off single shot shotgun,2 spanish star pistol and a machete he also aqcuire a L1A1 rifle by stealing it from a police station alongside roughly 150 rounds of ammunation, he then drove up to the liutenant governor palace acting as a plumber, the guard who was oblivious that the van is stolen and the fact that the palace has plumbing leaks allowed luty in without checking him as the guard was closing the gate luty stabbed him with a concealed knife and proceed to shoot another one in the head (the stabbed guard actually survived and with the help of a passing milk van was able to notify the authority) meanwhile luty made his way to the governor office where he after kicking the door down, shot him twice using the sawed off shotgun afterwards he then shoot 3 gardener that was investigating the noise with his smg (one actually fight back but was gunned down by luty) this caused the palace to into lockdown, seeinh the commotion a palace guard then shot luty but due to malfunction he was only able to fire 5 round luty then returned fire with his smg which also malfunctioned though he was able to make the guard retreat following this he barricaded himself in a room overlooking the main courtyard and when the police arrive luty sprayed them with his stolen L1A1 rifle and grenade this caused 8 policemen to be killed and 5 wounded. The "battle" was ended when a police sharpshooter using a borrowed marksman rifle from an american tourist managed to shot luty in the arm and as he attempt to shoot himself 3 policemen broke into his room and subdue him.

The following trial (which was dubbed the luty trial by the public) saw the judge gave luty the death penalty (death penalty was reinstated in britain last year) this case alongside his trial proceding is still being tought in british law school to this day.

LaGuardia Airport Murder Incident

The LaGuardia Airport Murder Incident (or LAMI for short) was an infamous occurrence in 1970s organized crime, although no one was actually killed. Mobsters stole a body from the morgue and planted it on one of the baggage returns as a sign to crime boss Joey “Bug Eyes” Gattabucci as he returned from a trip. He then reported the incident to the police, who realized where the body had come from, but didn’t tell him. In the end, there was no point to all this, and the original pranksters were never caught.

The Elders Crusade

 

[Alexander the Average]

The Elders Crusade

A common term for the moral panics of the 1990s and 2000s, typically seen as being led by the older generations against various pop culture trends and habits popular with the youth.

The Concert of Asia

 

[Mitridates the Great]

A diplomatic summit held in 1955 shortly after the Bandung Conference, in which the vast majority of Asian nations agreed to establish arbitration bodies to settle disputes between them, as well as stay out of the Cold War, and reject all forms of colonialism and racism. At present the Concert of Asia is considered a direct antecedent of the Organization of Asian Nations led by the People's Republic of China and the Indian Federation.

The War of the Three Eagles.

 

[Ogrebear]

The War of the Three Eagles.

There is an odd corner of Manchester, UK where 3 different railway companies built central Stations during the railways boom of the 19thC. At each Station there was a pub called the Eagle.

During the Great Rail Wars of the 1920's when the Companies where tying to take each other over, railway folk from each of the pubs attacked each other so often it was regarded as the War of the Three Eagles due to how often the police had to break up battles in the streets...

How Emperor Constantine made Mithraism the Official Roman Religion

 

[Plateosaurus]

How Emperor Constantine made Mithraism the Official Roman Religion

Translation of a Swabian book about roman history.

The Dinosaur War

 

[Skulduggery]

The Dinosaur War

The popular name given to a conflict between Britain and Nicaragua about rights to certain dinosaur fossils dug up in Nicaragua. The war was very short, and only 38 people died on both sides, with a compromise being reached about possession and research, where only Nicaraguan archaeologists were allowed to study the fossils but they were to be displayed in British musea

The last ride of Ye Old Ones

 

[Sunstone77]

The last ride of Ye Old Ones

The name given to the automotive accident which killed Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard and H. P. Lovecraft. In 1927, the "the big three of Weird Tales" authors were all visiting New York for a literary event to promote new compilations of their works and ended up sharing a cab back to their hotel. On the journey back, the cab T-boned by a speeding truck, killing all three men and the driver instantly. Their shared connection through horror and fantasy would see them memorialized as the Old Ones (a reference to the Great Old Ones of Lovecrafts mythos)

The Sickest Conman On Earth

 

[Byzantion]

The name given to the automotive accident which killed Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard and H. P. Lovecraft. In 1927, the "the big three of Weird Tales" authors were all visiting New York for a literary event to promote new compilations of their works and ended up sharing a cab back to their hotel. On the journey back, the cab T-boned by a speeding truck, killing all three men and the driver instantly. Their shared connection through horror and fantasy would see them memorialized as the Old Ones (a reference to the Great Old Ones of Lovecrafts mythos)

The Sickest Conman On Earth

A President in the early 21th Century that was able to abolish Democracy and ruling as a life long dictator while denying it. His family members succeeded him and amassed great fortunes. His voter base blindly adored him in an almost religious way. Some years later this style had been normalized and the US became a quasi monarchy under one family and their lackeys.

The Steam Lords of the Badlands

 

[Liam Johnson of The Army]

The Steam Lords of the Badlands

Common name given to the various industrialists who controlled the economy of the Siberia through ruthless monopolization and bribery. The economy of Siberia would be controlled by these men until 1951 when President Vladimir Bolotov would introduce harshly enforced anti-trust and anti-corruption laws.
The Great Eastern European Population Boom.

 

[Alexander the Average]

The Great Eastern European Population Boom.

A term used to describe the large scale population boom in Eastern Europe, following the Decembrist Revolution in 1825 and Polish War of Independence in 1830 which established the Liberal Russo-Polish Commonwealth, which heavily contributed to their industrialisation. Whilst many cite the abolition of serfdom and socioeconomic reforms as the primary driver of population growth later historians have revised this view as biased by propaganda and greater focus has been placed on the influx of immigrants following the defeat of the 1848 Revolutions and collapse of the Ottoman Empire, as well as bureaucratic reforms and increased urbanisation that made accurate population statistics easier to record.

The Empire of Oceania

 

[H.Flashman(VC)]

The Empire of Oceania

Nobody knows who exactly proposed this new name for Airstrip one. But the party quickly embraced it as a new and better way to control the populace. It was the first attempt to actively control the thoughts of the proles. It was introduced in one of the revisions of the English language(XLVIII). The concept divided the proles in two groups. One group would be adherent of the believe that they lived in the Empire of Oceania and the other that they were citizens of Oceania. Both visions were seen by the party as right and wrong. But the knowledge that both views existed was an open public secret. It was however not known by the populace who was supposed to believe what. This uncertainty it proved, led to further distrust among the proles. People had to be extra carefull not to reveal the group they belonged to and thus to what they said. The only safe way to handle the matter was with a good portion of doublethink. Although one of the sideeffects of the policy was increased violence inbetween the proles themselves, the new policy was considered a succes, because it was seen as a good monitor for early stages of wrongthink and it became the example for several introductions of means to control the populace. Later means included three or more different visions on a (political) issue. All of those visions were considered true and false at the same time.

Kritik der reinen Emotion (Immanuel Kant)

 

[ASDFG56]

Kritik der reinen Emotion (Immanuel Kant)

Kant's fourth and final major philosophical treatise, the Critique of Pure Emotion, was a work divided into two parts: the first third consists of a sweeping argument against the attacks on his earlier works by the followers of Christian Wolff; the remining two thirds are an attempt to the probe the source and origins of human emotion and conjoin them to his earlier ideas on ethics,

Forge Saint of the Rust Cultists
(sidenote: Does anyone here recognize what particular game mod I reference in this thread?

 

[Kylia]

Forge Saint of the Rust Cultists
(sidenote: Does anyone here recognize what particular game mod I reference in this thread?

(CK2 After the end, but also... this is supposed to be for 'events', not Cultural Descriptions so... that offer really doesn't work)

 

[Miguel Angel]

Forge Saint of the Rust Cultists

(CK2 After the end, but also... this is supposed to be for 'events', not Cultural Descriptions so... that offer really doesn't work)

I agree (the confusion between events and cultural descriptions in this thread is the main reason why I don't contribute much around here... but I'm going to give it a go)

Forge Saint of the Rust Cultists is a phrase (a bastardisation of Forged Saints) used to describe the rise of religious sects across the prairie regions of the United States and Canada in the 1930s connected to the Great Depression and Dust Bowl, (referring to many serious dust storms and droughts of the time). Most were led by self proclaimed "Saints" who promised miracles (although few actually claimed to be the returned Messiah as most reports of the time indicated). Rust Cultists spread from Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north, all the way to Oklahoma and parts of Texas and New Mexico in the south. While promising solutions the Rust Cultists caused major damage to the Dust Bowl areas' economies, ecology, and agriculture. While a few cults lasted into the 1950s (mainly morphing into Socialist organisations) the vast majority dissipated upon America's involvement in WWII.

The Landing at CANZUS Cove

 

[Deleted member 139407]

The Landing at CANZUS Cove

The Landing at CANZUS Cove was a military invasion launched by the West Floridian Central Authority against a pirate enclave to the east in the Free City of Tampa. CANZUS, an acronym for Combined Authority of Northern Zonal Utilitarian States, had been holding on to Reddington's Cove, formerly Tampa and named after the leading General, General Todd Reddington, since May of 2024. CANZUS was the culmination of various white terrorist groups coalescing under General Reddington post-Spanish direct rule - the white men who formed this group were largely older retirees and some younger white supremacists whilst Todd Reddington was a direct descendant of a soldier who took part in the Free State of Tampa uprising led by Andrew Jackson in 1831. The West Floridian government, with permission and aid from the Concert of Continental Republics and the Spanish Floridian government invaded the the cove with great success, though the battle lasted for five days. Eventually, Reddington's Cove was liberated and reestablished as the City of Tampa. General Reddington and the remaining CANZUS cells would not be found for another few months.

The Franklin Conspiracy

 

[PrinceofApathy]

The Landing at CANZUS Cove was a military invasion launched by the West Floridian Central Authority against a pirate enclave to the east in the Free City of Tampa. CANZUS, an acronym for Combined Authority of Northern Zonal Utilitarian States, had been holding on to Reddington's Cove, formerly Tampa and named after the leading General, General Todd Reddington, since May of 2024. CANZUS was the culmination of various white terrorist groups coalescing under General Reddington post-Spanish direct rule - the white men who formed this group were largely older retirees and some younger white supremacists whilst Todd Reddington was a direct descendant of a soldier who took part in the Free State of Tampa uprising led by Andrew Jackson in 1831. The West Floridian government, with permission and aid from the Concert of Continental Republics and the Spanish Floridian government invaded the the cove with great success, though the battle lasted for five days. Eventually, Reddington's Cove was liberated and reestablished as the City of Tampa. General Reddington and the remaining CANZUS cells would not be found for another few months.

The Franklin Conspiracy

A murder-mystery novel released in 2016 that depicts Benjamin Franklin as a serial killer, with Alexander Hamilton being forced to stop Franklin before he kills again.

The Siege of Haifa

 

[Mitridates the Great]

The siege of Haifa was one of the decisive battles of the Palestinian War of Independence (1948-1950) in which the last remnants of the State of Israel would resist for almost two years the siege to which they were subjected by the forces of the Coalition. Arab. This siege would horribly demoralize the forces of the now extinct State of Israel, in addition to weakening its forces in attempts to break the siege, which is why it is considered decisive in the establishment of the Republic of Palestine and the subsequent mass transfer of the Israelites. to Sitka, Alaska, in search of a quiet place to live.

Geita Cosmodrome.

 

[Byzantion]

The siege of Haifa was one of the decisive battles of the Palestinian War of Independence (1948-1950) in which the last remnants of the State of Israel would resist for almost two years the siege to which they were subjected by the forces of the Coalition. Arab. This siege would horribly demoralize the forces of the now extinct State of Israel, in addition to weakening its forces in attempts to break the siege, which is why it is considered decisive in the establishment of the Republic of Palestine and the subsequent mass transfer of the Israelites. to Sitka, Alaska, in search of a quiet place to live.

Geita Cosmodrome.

Geita Cosmodrome
After Tansania's independence in 1961 the country headed for a futurist future serving as a role model for other African countries to reinvest their ressources in Space programs of their own and giving Africans hope in reaching the stars. The USSR and the West remained sceptical but Tansania progressed steadily. By 2021 the Cosmodrome in Geita is the most frequented space terminal in the world for over 20 years. Tansania just recently announced a Mars Shuttle expedition.
When Austria became an US-State

 

[Plateosaurus]

When Austria became an US-State

New Austria, specifically, referring to a territory comprising Washington state and British Columbia from 1739 onwards. It has rotated between Russian, Spanish, and British control before being handed over to Americans from 1837 onwards. It was one of the the seven colonies the Austro-Hungarian empire would have.

The Leafs Fan Pogrom

 

[M79]

The Leafs Fan Pogrom

Title on an infamous 1974 misprint of a Toronto ice hockey fan night that drew massive backlash when over 100,000 copies were mailed out before anyone noticed the error. Copious quantites of narcotics, Buttertarts, and Molson were rumored to be involved.

Fidel Castro: Magnate of Adult Entertainment