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    US Township-BAM

    Back in 2008, Dave Leip made a map of the presidential election results in the northeast and parts of the midwest by township. His map was not very high-quality, and entire towns were left off because they were too small to fit, but here I have made a blank version that is 3x the original size...
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    US demographic series 2.0

    Earlier this year, I attempted to make a series of population change maps for the United States from 1790-2010 with Sketchyfan. I am here to announce that this series has been rebooted. to start off with, I made this beautiful template! Featuring: -An easy-to-read key! -Contiguous Alaska...
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    Amusing photos of historical figures

    I thought there should be a thread for this. To start off with, these photos of Edison and Eastman while working on the first motion picture cameras. It looks like Edison has no idea what he's doing, and Eastman is doing all of the actual work while trying to keep him from breaking anything.
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    How does one save Louisiana French?

    According to the all-knowing Wikipedia, there were about a million french speakers in Louisiana in 1968 (doesn't say how many spoke primarily French). Today that number is significantly lower, the dialect has been forced into a handful of rural communities, and it will likely continue to...
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    AHC: Most presidents from New York

    The USA had 6 consecutive presidential elections (1928-1948) with at least one New Yorker on a major ticket and 2 (1940 and 1944) with two New Yorkers running against each other. Since then no New Yorkers have been nominated by either the democrats or republicans. How many could have become...
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    Population growth maps

    I couldn't find a thread for any of these and American population trends are something I've been looking into, so I started a series of American population growth maps. These are done using the Leip electoral college calculator. 30%-0-5% growth/loss 40%-5-10% growth/loss 50%-10-15% growth/loss...
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    was 1948 a poisoned chalice?

    In the US, the elections of 1928 and 1976 were essentially doomed to be full of bad times and economic and diplomatic woes for the winner, and are generally referred to as poisoned chalice elections. Considering Truman had one of the most controversial presidencies ever and he polled at 22%...
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    what would a second term for Bush be like?

    I know it's implausible for George Bush to win reelection in 1992, but supposing he had, how would his second term be different from Clinton's first?
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    WI: Harrison lives

    President William Henry Harrison's death led to two very important changes in American politics: 1. John Tyler became the next president for the remainder of Harrison's term, establishing the precedent of the VP assuming the presidents office. 2. Tyler basically failed to do anything...
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    AHC: 3 heads of state in one day

    On February 19, 1913, Mexico had 3 presidents in one day: Francisco Madero, Pedro Lascuráin, and Victoriano Huerta. When could this be replicated in other countries? Pre-1900 PODs will be accepted.
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    POD's regarding Lincoln's assassination

    John Wilkes Booth and his plot(s) against Lincoln leave a lot of PODs that don't seem to get much attention. Some examples : Booth previously plotted to kidnap the president on his way to a play- more than once, IIRC- , but the Lincolns cancelled and foiled the plans. The entire plan to...
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    Republican frontrunners in 1900 if Bryan wins

    So, say McKinley dies shortly befor the Republican convention in 1896, and Bryan goes on to win. Who would be the likely Republican candidates in 1900?
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    WI: President Marshall

    Suppose that in 1913 Woodrow Wilson dies from a stroke, train crash, assassination attempt, etc, etc, and vice president Thomas Marshall ascends to become the twenty-ninth president of the USA. Marshall was an Indiana progressive who had passed laws abolishing child labor, fighting...
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    WI/PC: Bryan wins in 1896

    I have several questions regarding William Jennings Bryan and his failed bid(s) for president. There aren't very many timelines involving him, which surprises me, as he had a huge impact on American politics and shifted the democrat's platform completely. 1. Did he have a shot at winning in...
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    WI: Kissinger stays out of politics?

    As the title says, we suppose Henry Kissinger chooses a different career path and never enters politics. Who else could be Nixon's advisor and /or Secretary of State? What would the (I'm assuming large) effects be on US foreign policy? What effects would this have during the Yom Kippur...
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    Yom Kippur gone awry

    Could the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 have escalated into a war involving the Soviets and/or Americans?
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    Wilson's Peace

    Prior to America's entry into World War 1, Woodrow Wilson tried on multiple occasions to start peace talks between both sides (led by him, of course). By the end of 1916, France and Britain had depleted their treasuries and were largely relying on American banks to pay for the war effort. On...
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