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  1. Alternate Historical Myths

    Myth: Jefferson Davis said, “If they had more slaves, they would have needed fewer wives.” Fact: General Davis was appalled by Sherman’s massacre of the Mormons in the Utah War, and denied to his death bed having ever made that joke. Myth: Dane Tesla invented the radio. Fact: It was...

  2. Give me Liberty or I'll give you Revolution: A Pre-timeline discussion

    George Washington killed in the French and Indian War. Charles Lee named commander of Continental Army when the ARW rolls around. Lee is lax about quarantine and small pox hits Revolutionary troops hard during Boston, but British forced out anyway. Small pox makes the battle costly enough...

  3. WI: No Discovery of America

    How about a big POD like Constantinople does not fall in 1453 and the trade East stays predictable . . . so there is no motivation to sail West.

  4. WI: No Discovery of America

    If Columbus sailed west for five weeks, but the weather is slightly different than OTL, he could have found nothing but open water. A near mutinous crew forces him to turn back. After that Europe "knows" that sailing west is a stupid idea. It has been tried and there is nothing out there...

  5. WI: Disney Renaissance Never Ended

    Disney went astray when they tried to target pre teen boys with movies like Treasure Planet and Atlantis. If they kept to whole-family and little-girls then they probably would have done better.

  6. Music What ifs?

    What if Michael Jackson meets the right girl in 1979 and has a conventional marital life? What if Jim Stewart actually reads the contract and Stax Records does not sign over their rights to many R&B hits to Atlantic? WI Otis Redding's plane does not crash into a lake in 1967? WI Woodstock is...

  7. The Mongoose and the Crocodile: A Collaborative Oral History

    Movie Mirror: Why did you decide to take the lead role in Freedom’s Gifts? James Darren: It was the early ‘60s and I was still trying to shake off the image of teen idol, you know, from all those Gidget movies. I had a small part in The Guns Of Naverone and that movie was a major success. We...

  8. Papin's Paddleboat

    His Steam Digesters were an earlier invention. His steam boat experiments happened 15 years afterwards. In order for the boats to be viable they need to be used in areas of cheap fuel and poor roads (in OTL paddleboat were often unable to compete in areas where good roads allowed goods to be...

  9. Papin's Paddleboat

    1704: Denis Papin has a very public falling out with Leibniz (POD) 1707: Papin returns to London from Germany and present papers to the Royal Society on his new steam engine and describes the steam boat experiments he conducted in Kassel in 1704 through 1707. In TTL he is not snubbed by the...

  10. DBWI:Anime to be banned

    Comic titles like Bible Heroes & Bad Guys ( http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=405590 ) are in full alignment with the new laws. But I wonder what will happen with Mecha Manga Bible Heroes ( http://www.mmbibleheroes.com/ ). MMBH is righteous, but is obviously...

  11. WWI becomes the 2nd Franco-Prussian War

    Regarding Internal Cumbustion Engine not beeing developed (as much) in this TL: Possible Tech TL: In 1797 Samuel Morey's steam powered paddle boat attracts financial backing and becomes a commercial success (unlike OTL). This advances interest in steam power but, more importantly, the...

  12. Ludlow Amendment Passes

    If Japan thought the Ludlow Admentment was strong, then they may not have attacked the Philippines or Peal Harbor. Germans may have been more hesitant to attack US shipping. WWII may not have gone on as planned.

  13. What should I do as a TL?

    1st: ye-Hindawi: Ethiopian ties with India go through the roof, the butterflies are amazing 2nd: Theodore II avoids ticking off the British 3rd: Ethiopia has a resounding victory in the the War with Egypt

  14. Elasticated, weatherproof, shocking pink Victorians

    Spandex and goretex needs advanced chemistry. What is the POD? Lurex might be doable but it would be very expensive because aluminum is still very expensive at the time. The Victorians would probably make rich-reds rather than shocking pink with the dyes.

  15. No fast food

    Laws like this: Food prepared for commercial purposes must be cooked by a liscenced member of the Chefs Guild. Any business which sells prepared food must have a Guild Accreidited Master Chef on staff. Any establishment which sells prepared food must have clean and safe accomidations where...

  16. Different Metacom's War with Mohawk, French swing factors

    The war had already been going on for 5 month by the time Metacom tried to enlist the aid of the Mohawk. The Indians had already suffered some defeats (the Great Swamp Fight for example). The Mohawk killed the 500 men Metacom and sent up to ask for for help. So if the Mohawk decided to instead...

  17. SPAAAACE Maps, and their ideal representation

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  18. Keep westerns popular through 70s-present

    Originally, the Western series Kung Fu was suppose to star Bruce Lee instead of David Carradine. If Bruce Lee had been in Kung Fu would the series be more successful? Could this help keep Westerns in general more popular?

  19. Post-War America Without Hamilton

    I don’t think the assertion is that Hamilton was an indispensable man – only that he was a very influential man. His absence would be felt and would lead to a different world today. Mark Foley, Dan Crane and Gerry Studds would have had different political careers is specific congressional pages...

  20. Post-War America Without Hamilton

    Hamilton was the only Founding Father who really understood money. The others deferred to him on this matter. Without Hamilton the war debt would likely be settled on a state-by-state basis. If the debt is not addressed by the Federal government then the federal government would be given...
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