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Discussion thread here: https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=83873 Prologue July 2, 1505 - Erfurt "Come back Martin, you've dropped your pen," his teacher called out to him. Martin had been about to exit the building, but he turned around and walked back towards...

George Washington bows to pressure and decides to run for a third term, which he wins easily. How does his term* differ from Adam's term? Can he keep a lid on party politics? How does this precedent change things later on? * - Given how he died in OTL, it's entirely possible he could live...

Discussion thread here: https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=98650 From the autobiography of Dick Morris - Colin Powell had just published his memoir. The President was worried. Powell was leading him in the polls, but he was a phantom, presenting nothing that could be...

Poll coming.

This thread is for people to post resources that may be of help to our contestants. Go here for the discussion thread. Here are some to get started: Battle of Boyacá - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Boyac%C3%A1 (yes, Wiki so use carefully)...

This thread is for people to sign up for the contest, as well as discussion about it. Every contestant will be asked to develop a timeline from the PoD date to, if possible, the present. Contestants should start their own threads for their timelines in this forum. The thread title should be...

Glen is busy so he asked me to set this poll up for him. Which of these timelines from Timeline Contest Two do you deem 'The Best'? You can vote for more than one if you wish. Poll will close in a week. Links Here: A Dropped Pen An Orange World For Want of a Shove If at first...

At what time did the United Kingdom reach the height of it's power relative to the rest of the world? I do think it was before 1900, by then the U.S. was passing the U.K. and industrial capability, and Germany was very quickly gaining. By you can disagree if you want.

From Wikipedia (yes I know :rolleyes:) First, could a linguist confirm this for me? Second (even if the above isn't true), suppose Craterus is present at Alexander's death, and everyone hears Alexander leave the empire to him (perhaps as a regent for his legitimate son). What happens?

From the autobiography of Dick Morris - Colin Powell had just published his memoir. The President was worried. Powell was leading him in the polls, but he was a phantom, presenting nothing that could be attacked. I was bringing good news however. Powell was pro-choice, for affirmative...

In my timeline (link in sig), the colony of New Amsterdam thrives and covers much of OTL U.S. New England and a chunk of the Midwest. After a Monarchy/Republic civil war in Netherlands won by the monarchy, pro-Republican New Netherlands declares and wins independence. Now they want to change...

With any random POD happening in 1500, what is the probability of a lasting union being formed between the English and Scottish crowns?

Europe in 1796 As you can see Perfidious Albion is already plotting. I am Napoleon, commander of the French Army at Marseilles. I arrange my army and increase the morale of my troops.

WI the U.S. Federal Government didn't have four branches? Could the founding fathers have made an extra branch somehow?

What if other sports (at least in the U.S) copied baseball and had their coaches were the same type of uniforms as the players? Just think - Vince Lombardi in shoulder pads, John Wooden in basketball short shorts :eek:

On January 1st, 1901, above the Amazon Rain Forest, a butterfly flaps its wings, when it didn't OTL. What Results?

I don't know if it's late enough that it's not needed, but... * Spoilers * WI, after the movie, Serenity, the show is approved for a second season? Would Mal and Inara finally hook up? How would the Kaylee - Simon relationship develop? Would the season be similar to the...

See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Apportionment_Amendment Besides having a larger House of Representatives, how might this change things? I mean it's ratified along with OTL's first ten amendments.

1. WI Featherston is assassinated by the black vendor at the 1936 Olympic games? 2. WI the vendor is delayed and Featherston is assassinated by Clarence Potter at the 1936 Olympic games? In both cases the assassin is killed immediately after. So what happens: 1. Fairly realistically...

Prologue July 2, 1505 - Erfurt "Come back Martin, you've dropped your pen," his teacher called out to him. Martin had been about to exit the building, but he turned around and walked back towards his teacher. He was glad his teacher called him; his father would be most upset if he lost any...