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  1. Question regarding Japanese carrier operations before 1941

    Japanese carrier pilots of the early 1940's have been called the best of that period of time. The record certainly bears that out. I was just wondering if the Japanese used their carrier forces extensively (or even at all) prior to the attacks of late 1941 or did the pilots just spend much of...

  2. The Twin Towers brought down by controlled demolition?

    (No, not a conspiracy theory given form) Let's say that the attacks on 9/11/2001 are slightly different in that the novice pilots don't manage to strike the buildings square like they did. Instead of striking with the nose of the plane, they each clip a building with one their wings. This...

  3. Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Big Change in the Marvel Universe

    In their recent battle with Ultron-6, every nuclear warhead that was under the control of S.H.I.E.L.D. was destroyed seconds before they could detonate over their targets. Basically this was the equivalent of an all out nuclear strike by every major nuclear power. I would assume that...

  4. Jackson wins the Grammy in 1980

    Some people gripe from time to time that we don't have enough cultural based AH. Here is one: Michael Jackson's album Off the Wall was a released in late 1979 and sold 20 million albums. It was considered a commercial and critical success by many. However, when the time came for the...

  5. After the Footfall

    I just finished reading Niven and Pournelle's Footfall for the umpteenth time. As someone who grew up during the Cold War, there is something comfortable, but not comforting about a book in which the Cold War is still present in the mid 90's and the Soviets are acting like their selves. So...

  6. War of the Worlds (53 Movie/88 tv series)

    I've been watching the TV series over teh last few weeks, at least the first season. In this series the Earth was invaded in 1953 and in 1938, though it was a much smaller force that invaded in 1938. Orson Wells was brought in for propaganda purposes with his famous radio broadcast. There are...

  7. Red Alert 3 Beta?

    The game comes out on the 28th. Did anyone get in on the Beta? I purchased the C&C Tiberium Wars expansion Kane's Wrath with the "guaranteed" RA3 Beta slot, but never heard anything ever again. I was wondering if anyone else tried? Torqumada

  8. So what happens after the end of Galaxy Quest?

    Yes, we know that the actors get back onto a revived show, but the world has just had the largest, most advanced space ship it knows of crash land into the convention center. What effect does that have on the technology of the planet? If the Protector is anything like the Enterprise (since the...

  9. The Towers still stand

    I am surprised no one posted something like this today: On the morning of 9/11/01 the World Trade Centers are attacked by Al Qaeda terrorists flying planes into the structures. However, the towers never fall due to the actions of the fire fighters or structural engineers. Hundreds die...

  10. Turning Point: Fall of Liberty

    The Nazis are coming. The Nazis are coming! and they have Battleships, and jets and aircraftt carriers and airships! The Nazis invade the United States! Check it out. Torqumada

  11. Remember all of that Ethan Haas stuff with Cloverfield?

    It actually has to do with this new gaming system. Their site has been updated. Torqumada

  12. New AH Western RPG.

    Kenzer and Company is producing a new Western based RPG game with an AH twist. Its called Aces and Eights The basic historical diversion, is that the Civil War took place a decade earlier and the CSA somehow won. You have various small countries now vying for the American frontier: USA, CSA...

  13. Communist China without Mao

    So, would China be different if it went Communist, but Mao had died in the process? Torqumada

  14. The greatest songs never written, sung or recorded

    In the same vein as the TV programs and movie threads, we can now have a thread for songs from ATLs. I think songs, especially those using popular song titles are a bit harder, since most modern music really isn't tied to historical events Here are a few that I have come up with: The Night...

  15. Canal across Florida

    This might go into the Before 1900 depending on when it was built. I was watching, of all things, an Popeye cartoon on TV and in a quick recap, Popeye sails from New York to Texas, cutting his boat across Florida to quicken the trip. That started me to thinking, what effect would a canal...

  16. May 8th 1976, the Beatles take Lorne Michaels' offer

    On April 24th 1976, Lorne Michaels, the producer of Saturday Night Live make a gag offer of $3,000 to have the Beatles get back together and perform on the show. Its been almost 7 years since the ban broke up. What if they decided to go along with the joke and played and then decided that they...

  17. War Front: Turning point

    War Front: Turning Pointis an upcoming RTS game based in an alternate reality where Nazi Germany and the United States are at war...with the Soviet Union. Its supposed to be released in September. Torqumada

  18. Dr Who Inferno!

    One of the greatest Dr Who episodes ever, Inferno, is coming out on DVD on September 5th. It is a Jon Pertween episode that deals with him traveling to an alternate Earth, an Earth where the UK is ruled by a dictatorship. The Doctor vising an alternate Earth wouldn't be a concept used for...

  19. Robert Conroy's 1862: What next? (spoilers inside from novel)

    So, the American Civil war ends much sooner than in OTL. The slaves are being released, though not suddenly. The USA has expanded her territory. The former southern states are being brought back into the fold, but with less damage than in OTL to the society and the land. There are far fewer...

  20. October 16th 1918

    After a battle with the Spanish Flu, Woodrow Wilson succumbs to the bacterial pneumonia that often followed an dies. WW1 still ends on November 11th, 1918. What happens next? Torqumada
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