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In 1840, Queen Victoria and Prince Alpert were on their way to visit the Queen Mother, when deranged 18-year-old Edward Oxford fired at their carriage, missing them both. Suppose a bullet had struck Victoria, killing her. It should also be noted that the Queen was pregnant with her first child...

If 9/11 never happened, or any event of that magnitude*, how do different you think American culture would be? Without constant reference to 9/11 and no wars overseas, what changes in attitudes, television, movies and the like would we see? Basically, how different would the overall feel and...

I'm curious to see if this is possible. During the 1890s, the Populist Party - a party mainly supported by agrarians and labor unions - rose to prominence rapidly and then faded away just as quickly. In 1892, their nominee, James Weaver, won several states, and the party as a whole made several...

I was intrigued by this the other day. Let's suppose that the Japanese Empire was able to keep up the Taisho Era and completely establish democracy in their realm. Formosa and Korea become integrated parts of a federal state. What does the culture of the country look like in comparison to...

Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to save the Qing Dynasty with a POD after 1900. Sorry if this has been done before.

With a POD in the 1830s-1840s, make Alta California part of the British Empire while holding onto Oregon. Bonus points if you make a map of the region. The United States would no doubt be angry (if not then, eventually) if it was deprived a Pacific coastline, seeing as it would become...

This is a concept I have always found interesting, and I am curious as to how it could be brought about (if at all). I'm sure there must be endless threads that deal with this concept, so I am sorry if this is one of the more common topics on the board. :o I'm well aware of the obstacles...

So, what do you suppose would have happened had Andrew Jackson not been slaughtered, and managed to defeat the British in New Orleans? I know it is really unlikely considering the overwhelming odds the Americans faced, but let's suppose that Jackson, through divine providence, managed a victory...

In 1878, Kaiser Wilhelm I was the victim of two assassination attempts, but survived both, coming off the second one wounded. Let's suppose that he is killed on one of the two occasions. The more liberal-minded Frederick III would be elevated to the throne in the midst of great tragedy. How does...

How would relations between the North American colonies develop if there was never an American revolution (or the British squashed it when they had a chance)? How would the Empire deal with one of their colonies surpassing it industrially (or would they allow it to happen?). Would there be one...

Let's suppose that when the Rough Riders storm Kettle Hill, Roosevelt is shot, and sadly, killed. So, no Governor Roosevelt and President Roosevelt. How does this effect history?

The First Term of Charles Evans Hughes Event Date: 10-13-1916 Event Description: Governor Hiram Johnson (R-CA) requests another meeting with Justice Charles Evans Hughes (R-NY). Meeting at a hotel earlier in the year, Hughes asked for the governor’s explicit and outright endorsement. Johnson...