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  1. DBWI: WI No William S. Campbell?

    Well, all the surviving Beatles except Pete Best got the lifetime achievement Grammy last night. I know I'm likely late to the bandwagon, but what if the Beatles hadn't picked William Campbell to take the place of Paul? Would they have a bigger reputation than now? Would this have influenced...

  2. DBWI: Visited the Hall of Presidents at Disney

    It brings History class back. Who couldn't forget Steven W. Spooner, Jr.? How will future generations look on President Ruth? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9CE8AJn-UI

  3. WI: Julie Andrews & Audrey Hepburn switch roles in 1964

    In 1956, My Fair Lady premiered on Broadway. Julie Andrews's performance as Eliza Doolittle was well-regarded. In 1964, they released My Fair Lady as a film- but cast Audrey Hepburn as Eliza. Why? Apparently Jack Warner felt Andrews was not a big enough name. Meanwhile, Andrews was cast in...

  4. DBWI: No Operation Tecumseh?

    2008's Operation Tecumseh was one of the most unexpected military operations ever. It was not without controversy. There were those who opposed it as it did not involve consulting Congress, others viewed it as overstretching the military, while others were suspicious of the US working alongside...

  5. WI: James Brown dies in 1991

    OK. As some may know, the song "James Brown is Dead" came out in 1991. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown_Is_Dead Meanwhile, James Brown was still alive and would be for another 15 years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown#1990s_to_the_2000s So, what would be different if James...

  6. A Country Music TL idea- help/advice needed

    As we all know, Country music tends to be directed toward Conservative political goals. However, a lot of country music is anti-establishment. What would it take to have Country music being a counter-establishment or counter-conservative force? Thoughts and ideas: -This could happen at almost...

  7. NATO vs. Libya, 1986.

    In 1986, the US bombed Tripoli and Benghazi, in retaliation for Libyan support of terrorism. In retaliation for that, Libya fired two Scud missiles at the US coast Guard LORAN station at Lampedusa, Italy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LORAN-C_transmitter_Lampedusa Now...what if the US (or Italy)...

  8. A thread dealing with assistance for my upcoming timeline

    Hi! I'm planning to do my first timeline (I started one earlier, but it didn't do so well, I got distracted, and I gave the PoD to others to use. Meanwhile, I've come up with a different TL, one which will go into popular culture and politics (and you won't believe the PoD for this!). I will...

  9. WI Sirhan Sirhan creates a mystic backlash?

    I know the title looks weird, but it can be explained. As we all know, Sirhan Sirhan was accused of shooting RFK. The official motive was for RFK's support of the Palestinians. But upon reading his notebooks, he makes a number of references to various mystical organizations, including the...

  10. WI Patrick Stewart doesn't change his mind?

    OK. Hamlet is on tonight, which brought to my memory this interesting little quote I found a while ago. http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/webcasts/shada/interviews/ward/page10.shtml (For those of you who were lost by the quote, Lalla Ward is a British actress best known for playing the...

  11. DBWI: Whose King in Yellow is/will be the best?

    All right. I'm sure all of of us have had to read "The King in Yellow" in class, no matter where we're from. However, with four English-language remakes due to come out this year (Tim Burton, Peter Jackson, Spike Lee and Michael Mann), it's time to ask, which one do you think will be the best...

  12. Tories vote no to invade Iraq?

    OK. As Blair is getting questioned before the (Chilcott) Iraq Inquiry, my mind wanders back to the buildup to Iraq. What if the Tories decided to oppose the war and vote no? Would this have caused a No Confidence vote?

  13. AH Love stories?

    OK, this is sort of like my earlier thread about AH's of corporations. While there are a few AH's involving people falling for different people than in OTL, most are monarchial. Others (like Marilyn/JFK or Mary Steenburgen Clinton*) are mere decoration. Can anyone think of some possible...

  14. A different "Going Nuclear" in Korea...and other places?

    OK, while reading through that Korean War history I mentioned in an earlier thread ("The Forgotten War" by Clay Blair), I came across a passage where Blair quotes Courtney Whitney, an aide to General Matthew Ridgeway, describing a possible Ridgeway plan in which North Korea would be bombed to...

  15. The Plague of Solferino

    The Battle of Solferino was important for three reasons. First, it helped result in a more unified Italy. Second, it was the last battle in Europe where the individual monarchs led their armies into battle. Finally, as a result of the carnage, Henri Dunant was inspired to write about the battle...

  16. Patton in China

    I was looking through a book on the Korean war, and it had an interesting footnote in one of the chapters- oddly near the middle. Apparently, after Wedermeyer had taken command in China, and after the Nazis got defeated, the US would send troops and generals to China to defeat the Japanese...

  17. "Then, Sir, we will give them full auto!" - An earlier Guns of the South?

    I'm curious. What would the story be like if the AWB men had a bit more knowledge of history or a bit better planning and attempted to deliver the AK-47s to Stonewall Jackson? Jackson was far more agressive than Lee, and would have been in an excellent position to invade the North. His Chaplain...

  18. AHs of corporations?

    OK. Most AHs tend to focus on politics or wars, since those are so exciting and influential. But, what if someone changed the history of a corporation? That could impact a variety of fields, depending on what the corporation does. I'm sure there are quite a few on here, but here's a few seeds...

  19. A different IRA SAM question

    Please, no Irish or UK politics here. After posting my thread, I had another idea, one which could have far wider implications. If the US supplies SAMs to Afghanistan which helps turn the tide of the Afghan War, and the US/Libya/Arms Dealers supply SAMs to Northern Ireland, which helps turn...

  20. Bush/Lieberman 2000?

    I don't like either of them at all, but do you think this could have been possible? I have three ideas for how it could have happened: 1. Bush the bipartisan While Bush campaigned from the Right on many issues (Especially when attacking John McCain), and certainly governed from the Right, he...
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