1978

On the face of this idea, not much changes; Scotland went out of the group stage OTL and never really made much of an impact other than what was going off the field such as the infamous hype claiming Scotland were going to win the cup and how the country was on a ridiculous high which ultimately...

Renny Ottolina was a quite famous and influential Venezuelan broadcaster even today, considered a pioneer in many aspects of Venezuelan advertising, social communication and television production. Renny would leave Venezuelan television in 1973 as a result of an agreement between the three major...

Hello, this is my first post as Fer...!, sorry if it's not the place where I can introduce myself, I just couldn't find it. This is a story I wrote with some friends several years ago - despite some improvementes through the years , well...I actually wrote it with 2 more friends, and it was...

Got this idea for this based on this question in which makes Gorgo the British Godzilla and a series after that. However, there were plans for a British kaiju movie for the late '70's starring the Loch Ness Monster herself, Nessie! For many Kaiju fans, it is one of the great WI questions if...

Let's say that Argentina doesn't cancel its planned invasion of Chile (maybe Pope John Paul II is unable to get involved for whatever reason) and open war between the two countries begins in December 1978. What would happen, and what consequences would a "Beagle War" have?

By 1978 the UK's economy was improving and it had been four years since the last general election, so Prime Minister James Callaghan's decision not to call an election was as a surprise to many at the time. He thought that the economy would improve further in 1979 and therefore waiting would...

6 September 1978 10 Downing Street In his study in the confines of the townhouse, Prime Minister James 'Jim' Callaghan was crafting a carefully worded letter. Addressed to Her Majesty The Queen it was spelling out his plans to carry out both his best and worst-kept secret...