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I don't know if it's kosher or not, but I have an alt-history short-story that I published on the Amazon Kindle a bit ago, and I thought I'd plug it. :) It's called "In the Trenches", and you Kindle-havers can download it here...

What if Nixon had managed to defeat JFK in 1960? It was a pretty close election, after all. Had he won, how might things have gone differently? Would we have had detente with the Soviets and China somewhat sooner? Would the Cuban Missle Crisis have happened, and if it had, would there have been...

I'm an American, yet I rather like soccer. I'm pleased as punch that my old hometown is about to have their offical MLS team, the Seattle Sounders FC! Now if only my current hometown, Phoenix, could have their own, I'd be sitting pretty. But to most Americans, soccer is something that happens...

So let's say Paul is walking along the road to Damascus when, suddenly, he gets ran over by a small cart. What becomes of Christianity at this point? Assuming it continues to exist, which is likely, I would feel, does it ever grow beyond being a mere mystery cult in the backwaters of the Roman...

What if Christianity had been established with a different Trinity? Not "The Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost/Spirit", but "The Father, the Mother and the Son"? What would likely end up different?

If there's one thing we don't have in North and South America, it's monarchies (Commonwealth nations and colonial areas not withstanding)! We've had them in the past. Both Brazil and Mexico had Emperors. Monarchies endlessly fascinate me, so let's try to get a couple in the New World that last...

Ok, so this one's a little different from most. But what would've happened had Timothy Dalton played Bond in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"? He was apparently offered the part, but since he was only 22, he thought he was too young. How might this have changed the franchise? On another note...

So I'm trying to think up a decent way TR could've had a third term. Of course he could've just ran in 1908 and won (I almost typed that as 2008, which is an interesting thought in of itself), but I'm thinking about him winning in 1912. What I'm currently thinking is that Taft dies of a heart...

As many people are now aware, Wilson suffered a rather severe stroke in late 1919 that rendered him incapable of running the country and, according to at least some historians, left his wife running the nation. What if, however, he had died from the stroke and Thomas Marshall had been sworn in...

In Japan there's a fascination with a series of media called "Battle Royale". It got started with a book, then some manga and a couple of movies. Soon, apparently, there's going to be an MMORPG and an American movie based on the same source materiel. The basic plot of this is that, in an...

Suppose the UK hadn't been able to decode the Zimmerman Telegram in 1917? What would the likely outcome of this be? History makes it seem likely that Mexico would have said, "Oh, heck no!" to the idea of declaring war on the USA. But what if things were a little different? How does this sound...

This little nation existed from 1947 - 1954 before it was determined to be, as Wikipedia put it, ungovernable. But what if it had survived? How would the Cold War have been different? What would have become of it after Yugoslavia collapsed, assuming it still did...

So what if back in 2000, Florida got it's act together and Al Gore actually became president, as he should have, not to be partisan at all here? :rolleyes: Would the September 11th attacks have taken place? If so, what would the response of the Gore adminstration have been? Would the (rather...

So here's your challenge! Create a timeline with a POD between 1790 - 1810 that leads to a prosperous, successful Africa by 2010. By this I mean an Africa that has it's act together at least as well as, say, France. No ASBs are invited to the party! Good luck!

So what if that had been the case? What if, rather than dying young in 1902, Rhodes had gone on and lived until 1934? How would WWI have been different? What would Africa be like today? How would things change for WWII? What would've become of the various anti-colonial movements throughout the...

So suppose that Leon Czogloz had really bad aim and instead of nailing McKinley managed to hit, say, a walnut tree. This means the big MC serves out his entire term with Roosevelt as VP. What happens after he leaves office? I presume Roosevelt probably runs for president and wins, and probably...

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Would there have been a way for Alexander to wind up as Emperor of China? Presumably he would have had to take care of India along the way, but I'm not as up on Alex as I ought to be. Anyone have any ideas?

Supposing something like the JPF, the PFJ, or the PPF had managed to chase the Romans out of Judea back in the day. If they'd actually succeeded in rebelling against Roman rule. What would the result have been?

Never let it be said I won't jump on the bandwagon, and in this case I'm doing it big! I have no idea what the POD is on this map, but the year is 1899! To start with, number one is the Kingdom of Tuva.