1950s

Osamu Tezuka, hailed as the "God of Manga," stands as a trailblazer who revolutionized the manga and anime landscape. From the iconic "Astro Boy" to the profound exploration of life and death in the "Phoenix" series, Tezuka's prolific career epitomizes creativity, diversity, and enduring...

Ralph Baer, inventor of the first video game console, claimed that he first devised the concept of an interactive television set in 1951. If he had pursued that idea back then, How would a video game system invented then effect the long-term trajectory of the field? How would the culture develop...

Neue Sonne Uber Europa is my personal take on an Axis victory scenario, spanning from 1939 to 1985 and depicting a five-way Cold War between Germany, Italy, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States. This final part will be covering the Americas, the last bastion of freedom in the world...

So in our timeline, World War 2 Hero Dwight D. Eisenhower, better known as Ike, became the Republican Nominee in 1952 and picked young and fresh Senator Richard Nixon for Vice President, which would have drastic consequences for American Politics going to 1968 when Nixon won and 1974 when...

Neue Sonne Uber Europa is my personal take on an Axis victory scenario, spanning from 1939 to 1985 and depicting a five-way Cold War between Germany, Italy, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States. This first part of the timeline will be covering events in Asia and Oceania, a region where...

Neue Sonne Uber Europa is my personal take on an Axis victory scenario, spanning from 1939 to 1985 and depicting a five-way Cold War between Germany, Italy, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States. In part one, we covered the timeline of events in Europe, which can be found here...

Neue Sonne Uber Europa is my personal take on an Axis victory scenario, spanning from 1939 to 1985 and depicting a five-way Cold War between Germany, Italy, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States. In part one, we covered the timeline of events in Europe, which can be found here...

Neue Sonne Uber Europa is my personal take on an Axis victory scenario, spanning from 1939 to 1985 and depicting a five-way Cold War between Germany, Italy, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States. This first part of the timeline will be covering events in Europe, a relatively peaceful...

Excerpt from ‘King Huey: 20th Century Folk Hero’ by Jon Meacham and Tim Naftali (2015) …President Huey Long is undoubtedly a major figure in the storied canon of great American folk heroes, from Davy Crockett to the romanticization of Honest Abe Lincoln, ‘King Huey’ will forever remain in the...

As I'm sure you all know, A World of Laughter, A World of Tears painted a Walt Disney Presidency in its worst case scenario. Here, I'd like to stay away from the hyperbole and the potential worst case scenario of a two term Disney with some things added for extra flavoring on this question...

Quick links to published parts Volumes I-V (currently) available for purchase as eBooks(with accompanying media and bonus features) from Sea Lion Press via Amazon and other online purchases. Direct links: Volume I: Diverge and Conquer Volume II: Uncharted Territory Volume III: Equal and...

Hi, first post here As we know, Getúlio Vargas committed suicide in 1954, ending the Vargas era, but what if he had gotten rid of that idea and decided to face what was to come? What would change in history in Brazil?

The Manhattan Project and other researches to weaponize nuclear fission fail completely and atomic bombs are never developed. Nuclear reactors are still made and now they don't have any connection to bombs. World War Two concludes relatively similar to how it did in OTL. The current date is...

When the JSDF was established in 1954, they were given American hand-me-downs from the uniforms, the M1 Garand, and even the Sherman tanks. Japan at the end of the war had only completed two Type 4 Chi-To medium tanks and over 166 Type 3 Chi-Nu medium tanks. What if the U.S. allowed Japan to...

Who besides Elvis might have been a breakthrough artist for rock and roll? Carl Perkins?

Tanah Air An Indonesian timeline Welcome to the Portal Page for the Tanah Air alternate timeline By Bakso Joko Widodo Coat of Arms of Indonesia Foreword The following timeline is my very first one the site. I’ve worked on it, drafted it stopped working on it, and finally, it reached a...

what will happen if Magsaysay never became president of the Philippines and instead Quirino stayed at president. I had been doing some research about Quirino's presidency and most of his policies are actually good and pro Filipino, believing that the Philippines if recovered wont need the US for...

Near Cholame, California September 30, 1955 Inside his black and white Ford Tudor, Donald Turnupseed leaned his head back and let out a sigh of relief. Whoo, he thought. That could've been ugly. They say any accident you can walk away from is a good one. Of course, that's in relative terms...

Introduction Today marks the 71st anniversary of the 1950 general election, one of the most significant of the post war period. Although there was no change of government, a strong swing towards the Conservatives almost wiped out Labour's landslide majority of 1945, and made Labour's eventual...

The North American XF-108 Rapier was far ahead when it was conceived in 1950s, so much so it wouldn't look out of place in the 1980s. But the 108 was cancelled due to insufficient funds, over running and the threat changing from Soviet bombers to ICBM. It was not in vain as the 108 derivative...