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https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/people-from-different-ethnic-groups-for-potus.465897/ With a pod after 20 January 1973, have as many ethnic groups represented for the POTUS by today. My planning: Hiram Fong (an ethnic Chinese) is selected as Agnew's vice presidential successor...

Inspired by: https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-jk-rowling-dies-in-2001.372821/ And a few what ifs on this forum on 9/11 outcomes. If J. K. Rowling ended up on one of the hijacked 9/11 planes or the World Trade Centre of New York City on September 11 (with a pod in spring 2001...

https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/destroy-the-battleships.428756/ https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/what-if-virtually-every-aircraft-carrier-was-sunk-in-ww2.315633/ 1 September 1939 to 3 July 1940: Warship losses as per otl. British lose HMS Courageous, HMS Royal Oak...

This timeline is as follows: 1) Titanic, Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse, Lusitania and Britannic sunk as in otl. 2) POD: In February 1917, shortly before resuming unrestricted submarine warfare as in otl, Germany has all its liners above 14000grt, warships and all its merchant ships below 15000grt...

https://www.wagingpeace.org/nuclear-close-calls/ If the near missile launch succeeded due to a computer malfunction and a failure to park an armoured car on it before its launch, what are the effects? A barely delayed 1983: Doomsday scenario (3.5 months after Doomsday pod and 2 months after...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic-class_ocean_liner https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/community/threads/create-an-olympic-class-liner.26338/page-2 With a p.o.d. after 15 April 1912 and with WW1 lasting from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918 with an Entente victory, have White Star Line...

If RMS Olympic was sunk after its sister ships during the time frame of WW1 or shortly after, what happens? What will White Star Line get after WW1 as war reparations? And, how will the company survive without all 3 of its best liners as intended for the company? [Preferably 1918 for minimal...

http://www.thegreatoceanliners.com/vaterland.html If SS Vaterland [the world's largest ship at the time] struck an iceberg in May 1914 on its way to New York and on its maiden voyage and sank with heavy loss of life [more than 500-1000 dead], and assuming the assassination of Archduke Franz...

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/warships1discussionboards/austrian-squadron-caught-at-kiel-august-1914-t10464.html https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/kaiser-and-konig-albert-stuck-in-pacific-1914.414921/page-2...

https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/kaiser-and-konig-albert-stuck-in-pacific-1914.414921/page-2 Inspired by this thread above, if the Germans delay the departure of the dreadnoughts of Kaiser and Konig Albert and due to coaling or machinery issues, end up with the dreadnoughts [and a...

Is it possible to have [with handwavium] a scenario in which the British and the Americans fight back alone against Napoleon? Based on Calbear's AANW timeline and https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/britain-deals-with-the-portuguese-fleet-instead-of-the-danish.388347/: 1807: The...

Okay, so what if the British won Trafalgar to the same degree of actual significance but lost [more] ships of the line in the process [including prizes]? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_battle_at_the_Battle_of_Trafalgar Let's assume that the p.o.d. is Dumanoir's squadron reaching the...

Source of bracketed text in the next direct paragraph below: http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval_History/Vol_I/P_060.html [The French ships, mistaking, probably, Lord Howe's fleet for a merchant-convoy, bore down until their hulls were distinctly seen from the decks of the British ships. By...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croisi%C3%A8re_de_Bruix Let's say the campaign's planner had a pledge to defend the Mediterranean from the Second Coalition's advance [the p.o.d. is no collision between 2 French ships of the line on 12 June or the decision is changed to prevent the British...

If Napoleon [and the French Directorate] had decided on going to Gibraltar instead of Egypt in 1798. P.o.d.: The French Directorate suggests an assault on Gibraltar instead of Egypt and negotiates with Spain and Napoleon. Both agree as this would seal the Mediterranean from the British and...

On 6 July 1801, the British Navy Squadron attacking the French fleet at Algeciras was becalmed by light winds, but shells began to dismast the French navy flagship Formidable, despite extreme damage and grounding to Hannibal and Pompee. After hours of fighting, both ships were dismasted and...

With a p.o.d. after 1783 that butterflies the French Revolution [1781 at earliest], when would the earliest war between France and Britain occur after 1789? It can be in the 19th century and spread worldwide if necessary, but the Kingdom of France must be around when the war starts. Who wins?

With a pod after the combination of Trafalgar, the Peninsula War and 1812 in Russia, consider a scenario when the French fleet fights out and receives its 'Waterloo' or a second Trafalgar. Add Spanish and Russian ships to the British side if needed. [Move it to another forum such as asb if...

It was 2 July 1916, and news of an offensive intended to relieve pressure on Verdun was discouraging to Britain. The 4th British Army was suffering heavy casualties in a battlefield of places to be taken when the offensive failed and troops were demoralised the previous day. To the north, it was...

Santisima Trinidad captured P.O.D. For some reason, the Royal Navy saves or obtains a few more ships of the line in 1795 to 1797. At least 2 large ships should be available to capture the Spanish ship permanently after its initial surrender attempt and fight off the Spanish attempt to recapture...