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I pictured them more likely producing a mission specific class of submarine (maybe a variant of the I-400 type (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-400-class_submarine ) that would carry the nuke as deep as possible into enemy territory - say San Francisco Bay - where they would just set the nuke...

If Disney had concentrated on continuing the existing storyline and/or expanding on what Lucas had already done there would have been endless possibilities to move the Star Wars franchise forward. They could have shown us, for example, what had happened after the Rebels had handed the Empire...

Typo. Mea culpa. Guess I still haven't bought into the Disney remakes of the originals. You can cram all the 21st century CGI into these things as you want, but the original version from '77 is still a better film.

The only thing that saves the 2014 version of TNH is Ian McKellen's portrayal of Obi Wan. Even if much of his time onscreen he seems to be somewhat embarrassed to be there.

Would Nixon had carried forward with the Bay of Pigs invasion (that had been approved during the Eisenhower administration)? If so, would a Nixon administration done it differently/more successfully than Kennedy did IOTL?

The Presidency of Adlai Stevenson.

Assuming the Japanese get the bomb, perhaps they might attempt to deliver it to the west coast of the US (Los Angeles, San Francisco?) via submarine. They had subs large enough to accommodate something the size that a nuke was back in the period. I'm thinking their best bet might be to try and...

Well, they may have gone with a version of that "Crystal Skull" script I've seen floating around online. That would have killed the franchise stone dead, it was awful. They give Indy a son, the plot is a mish-mash of ancient artifacts, soviet spies, and a UFO ending. The only bright spot is...

How about The Black Hole?

There's this one US Army staff officer from the 1930's and 1940's I've seen mentioned in a few bios of generals like MacArthur and Marshall. Guy by the name of Eisenhower. By all accounts a very intelligent and brilliant master of organization, but somehow never broke into a command or field...

How about Rep. Barbara Jordan (D, TX) who was mentioned as a possible running-mate for Carter in '76? ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Jordan ) With different circumstances and a second term for Carter, perhaps she gets a shot in '84.

Rep. Gerald Ford (R, MI) - Served in the US House of Representatives from 1949 until he decided to not for another term of office in 1976 with his dream of being Speaker of the House left unfulfilled. Although he spent eight years in the House as Republican leader, and was regarded well by his...

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Did not know that and will have to track it down. Purely coincidence that I put it into my track list. :)

Hendrix, Lennon, Central Park, Live Disc 1 All Along the Watchtower Like a Rolling Stone Instant Karma The Wind Cries Mary Johnny B. Goode Working Class Hero Disc 2 Foxy Lady The Long and Winding Road Purple Haze Tomorrow Never Knows The Needle and the Damage Done Hey Joe/Happiness is a Warm...

Eight: Second Lieutenant J.R.R. Tolkien of the Lancashire Fusiliers is KIA at the Battle of the Somme in the summer of 1916.

In 1951 Truman tried to convince Eisenhower to run for the Presidency under the banner of the Democratic party. Of course, in OTL he declined and ran as a republican. But, let's say he accepts Truman's argument and runs for the nomination of the Democratic Party, wins and is the Democratic...

Interestingly, there was a story n NPR's Morning Edition today about the difficult time NASA had attracting talent to Huntsville in OTL due to the issues of segregation. Link to story here...

^^^ Interesting. How would have Marshall/Redstone in Huntsville, Alabama played into the mix without Houston as a player?