powell

What if the US Congress listened to John Wesley Powell? Powell was a massive "mountain of a man", the founder of the United States Geological Survey, lost his arm in the civil war but lived on as a famous explorer, adverturer, and scientist. He was hired by the US Congress in the late 1800's to...

From time to time, I’m sure that everyone’s come across a minor historical figure who, due to sheer chance, ended up as a footnote rather than attaining the fame and importance that they ought to have merited on paper: given that these sorts of people are invaluable for populating ATLs, and that...

So assuming the CW lasts longer and the WP has managed to stay a somewhat credible enemy to NATO: A similiar set of people to OTLs Bush Adminstration gets into power in the early 2000s. Not trying to venture into chat territory but I guess most members would agree, that the foreign policy of...

The modern rank of General of the Army, also known as five-star rank, in the US Army has been awarded only five times. Whilst reading the Genocide's page about it I came across something I hadn't heard of before that after Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm there was discussion of...

A second shot at an old story I did, with a different format. ... 1. November 7, 1980 “BBC News, at six o’clock. Good evening. It’s been a day of counting losses and gains following yesterday’s dramatic election result. Though the calculations of final results are still underway in some...

Based on the story What if Gordon Banks Had Played? by Anthony Wells, with some differences. The point of divergence: during the 1970 World Cup, England's goalkeeper Gordon Banks was able to play their quarter-final match against West Germany. England went on to win the match 2-1, and advanced...