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Ah yes, but under the Twelfth Amendment, the House of Representatives votes for President by State Delegation, not individual Members. In the 64th Congress, he Republicans had a plurality in 25 state delegations, the Democrats in 20, and the two parties were tied in 3.

There was the "Invasion Scare" of 1859-60 when elements of the British public seriously feared a war with France. Tennyson wrote "Form Riflemen Form," and volunteer rifle companies were established across the country. Had the French not been allied with Britain in the Crimean War and more...

Got some idea on a proper timetable for the signing of the treaty? It's likely a ceasefire would be put into place first though, so the Senate can take its time. Did the US Congress actually declare war on China ITTL? If not, there would be no need for a formal peace treaty. In OTL the Korean...

The way David Drake makes it work in his 'Hammer's Slammers' science fiction books is the 'Bonding Authority' -- made up of "multinational" (actually multi-stellar in this setting) banks & insurance companies gets set up to handle the financial and escrow aspects and is able to use its financial...

What happens to Sweden's economy if the British blockade is applied to all trade with Sweden? How dependent on food imports was Sweden? According to the New International Encyclopedia, Sweden imported Kr 55.3 million worth of grains & flour in 1910. I assume once the war started they were...

February 28th, 1951: William C. Patrick, an Army bioweapons engineer, suggests that biological weapons be used against the Chinese wheat and rice crops and suggests several organisms which may be helpful. Congress orders Patrick to further investigate this possibility. <snip> April 25th...

I think the RAF gets massacred over France. Neither Bomber Command nor Fighter Command have developed a doctrine for close escort or large formation flying. Leigh-Mallory's 'Big Wings' were in the order of 2-4 squadrons, not 100s of aircraft.

Had the US designed the equivalent of the German tank park, the Tiger would have had the same operational deployment as did the M6 Heavy Tank -- i.e. a few built for training and propaganda purposes. The Army would have decided that the logistic difficulties of transporting 60-ton tanks overseas...

The Redskins have choices other than relocating. They could keep playing at Griffith Stadium. The pressure being exerted upon the team was, "You can't move into DC Stadium unless you integrate." They could try to play at the University of Maryland.

A Peace Treaty with Germany and membership in the League of Nations would have to be two separate documents. The treaty with Germany would be bilateral involving just ending the State of War and settling related political and economic issues. Joining the League of Nations would involve getting...

In the 1920s & 30s US Army armored vehicles assigned to the Cavalry were known as "Combat Cars" because Cavalry couldn't legally have tanks as the 1920 National Defense Act assigned "Tanks" to the Infantry branch. Other possible names for AFVs in English include: Battle Tractors -- which...

Less than zero. The last thing Hillary would have wanted was to have a running mate with a zipper problem. Even though it was not yet being released to the public, the Clinton machine certainly knew.

The big deal of the Iowa Caucus was that Hillary finished 3d, not that Obama finished 1st. Flipping Edwards & Obama would not have made that much of a difference in the rest of the campaign.

re Fredericksburg: Had Franklin been on the right and Sumner on the left the Union might have done much better. Franklin would have made one half-hearted attack on Marye's Heights then stopped. While Sumner might have thrown everything into the attack on the left and exploited the...

Remember under the 25th Amendment, the new VP has to be confirmed by a majority vote of both the House and Senate.

Would being specifically an American be the disqualifier or would any kind of foreigner be a disqualifier? Since it was only the previous two consorts who were British.

Another thing to remember is that before Early went off with the Valley Army, he had had temporary command of II & III Corps at different times during the Overland Campaign because of Ewell and Hill going on sick leave. Early's problem with his colleagues was primarily based upon him being...

In terms of available Lieutenant Generals with some knowledge of the Army of Northern Virginia, assuming Longstreet is still hors de combat the only real alternative to Beauregard is Jubal Early. Both AP Hill and Ewell have health issues that would probably disqualify them. Richard Anderson is...

Looks like an interesting thread. I was on a congressional staff at the time, and in August 1990 this was the scenario I and my boss were most worried about. Subscribed.

Maybe it's ASB, but 2 possible scenarios I can come up with off the top of my head are: 1) The Berlin Blockade turns into a shooting war and the US re-mobilizes and eventually finishes off the USSR; or 2) one of the East European revolts (e.g. E Germany 1953 or Hungary 1956) escalates and...