Alternate History: Explain the historical event

[oboro]

The Transylvania Incident

Vampire Paranoia in 1890s Kentucky resulted in a group of people setting fire to a building supposedly containing one of the creatures just after midnight in late August. Eyewitnesses reported seeing a woman run into the building while screaming under cover of darkness with exposed fangs trying to feed on a passer-by who was stunned and could not respond to questions. Unfortunately the fire spread and burned down over half the town. The incident was named for the proposed British colony encompassing most of the state and the nearby University where several students lost their lives in the ensuing fires. The passer-by would later recall that parts of her face were 'molten' and many of her teeth were exposed down to the roots and even parts inside the socket were visible. It was later discovered that she was a beautiful young woman who walked by a train engine as it suffered a catastrophic failure, resulting in horrible burns across her face and chest. Subsequently the University of Kentucky School of Medicine became a pioneer in facial reconstruction and plastic surgery techniques, a field it maintains leadership in to this day.

Dr. George W Bush, Orthopedic Surgeon

A freak cheerleading accident lead the previously wayward son of George H W Bush to study medicine, whereupon he became an orthopedic surgeon. He specialized in working on baseball players, and at a time when steroids lead to bigger and stronger players, and more severe injuries, he was renowned for keeping them in the game. He had harbored a desire to go into politics after his father and brother, and was elected Rep from Texas in 2012, as the Compassionate Conservative response to the Tea Party

Deep in the Darkest Cave

 

[Byzantion]

A freak cheerleading accident lead the previously wayward son of George H W Bush to study medicine, whereupon he became an orthopedic surgeon. He specialized in working on baseball players, and at a time when steroids lead to bigger and stronger players, and more severe injuries, he was renowned for keeping them in the game. He had harbored a desire to go into politics after his father and brother, and was elected Rep from Texas in 2012, as the Compassionate Conservative response to the Tea Party

Deep in the Darkest Cave

Deep in the Darkest Cave

Deep in the Darkest Cave is an 1949 animated Disney movie about Plato´s Cave allegory. The movie seeks to educate children in Philosophy in a playful manner. It remained a classic for many decades to come and is often used as teaching material around the world.

The liberal awakening of Transylvania

 

[Viola]

The liberal awakening of Transylvania

The name given to the liberal reforms enacted in the Transylvanian state within the Danubian Federation in 1959. Even after the federal reforms of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the '30s the Eastern portion of the empire that was initially under Hungarian authority remained largely illiberal and authoritarian. Only the progressive weakening of Hungarian influence and control in the '50s would lead to autonomy to several parts of Transleithania, including Transylvania and its Romanian population. By the end of the '50s far reaching democratic reforms would be enacted in the new states of the Federation.

The Discovery of Atlantis

 

[M79]

The Discovery of Atlantis

Documentary regarding the planning, engineering, construction, and opening of an internationally known resort in the Bahamas and later a second resort in Dubai.

Hell's Kitchen with Jeffrey Dahlmer

 

[J. Westrate]

The Discovery of Atlantis

Documentary regarding the planning, engineering, construction, and opening of an internationally known resort in the Bahamas and later a second resort in Dubai.

Hell's Kitchen with Jeffrey Dahlmer

A 2018 documentary about the serial killer's murders that provoked controversy for its dark sense of humor. It gained some mainstream popularity during the 2020 lockdowns when numerous people had far too much time on their hands.

The Austro-Russian Wars

 

[ASDFG56]

The Austro-Russian Wars

The Austro-Russian Wars (1739-1917) is a historiographic term used to describe a series of seven conflicts between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Russian Empire. In order, the conflicts are the following:

1. First Austro-Russian War (1732-1735): Conflict broke between the two due to Russian plans on conquering the Crimean Khanate. The war would be subsumed in the outbreak of the larger War of the Polish Succession. Ended with Russian victory and ascension of Augustus III.
2. Second Austro-Russian War (1740-1745): Part of the larger War of the Austrian Succession. Ended with Austrian Victory and ascension of Maria Theresa.
3. Third Austro-Russian War (1793-1794): Conflict started as a result of Austrian and Prussian attempts to divide the Polish-Lithuanian between the two kingdoms, while Russia guaranteed Polish independence for use as a buffer-state. Ended with Russo-Polish victory and continued existence of PLC.
4. Fourth Austro-Russian War (1813-1814): Conflict as result of tensions following the downfall of Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia and expansion of both in the Balkans in light of the Ottoman decline. Conflict ended in stalemate.
5. Fifth Austro-Russian War (1833-1844): Series of border skirmishes in the context of the Courland War between Prussia and Poland-Lithuania. (Historians question the use the term War for these skirmishes, given that no units above company strength engaged in combat.)
6. Sixth Austro-Russian War (1859-1863): Conflict started from Austrian designs on making newly formed Romania a protectorate, while Russia and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth guaranteed Romanian independence. Conflict ended in Austrian victory.
7. First Great War (1910-1917): Conflict started with Austrian intervention in the Polish-Lithuanian Civil War. Conflict ended with collapse of both empires in the Russian Revolution and the German conquest of Austria.

Celestial Empire of California under Yudkow dynasty

 

[oboro]

The Austro-Russian Wars

The Austro-Russian Wars (1739-1917) is a historiographic term used to describe a series of seven conflicts between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Russian Empire. In order, the conflicts are the following:

1. First Austro-Russian War (1732-1735): Conflict broke between the two due to Russian plans on conquering the Crimean Khanate. The war would be subsumed in the outbreak of the larger War of the Polish Succession. Ended with Russian victory and ascension of Augustus III.
2. Second Austro-Russian War (1740-1745): Part of the larger War of the Austrian Succession. Ended with Austrian Victory and ascension of Maria Theresa.
3. Third Austro-Russian War (1793-1794): Conflict started as a result of Austrian and Prussian attempts to divide the Polish-Lithuanian between the two kingdoms, while Russia guaranteed Polish independence for use as a buffer-state. Ended with Russo-Polish victory and continued existence of PLC.
4. Fourth Austro-Russian War (1813-1814): Conflict as result of tensions following the downfall of Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia and expansion of both in the Balkans in light of the Ottoman decline. Conflict ended in stalemate.
5. Fifth Austro-Russian War (1833-1844): Series of border skirmishes in the context of the Courland War between Prussia and Poland-Lithuania. (Historians question the use the term War for these skirmishes, given that no units above company strength engaged in combat.)
6. Sixth Austro-Russian War (1859-1863): Conflict started from Austrian designs on making newly formed Romania a protectorate, while Russia and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth guaranteed Romanian independence. Conflict ended in Austrian victory.
7. First Great War (1910-1917): Conflict started with Austrian intervention in the Polish-Lithuanian Civil War. Conflict ended with collapse of both empires in the Russian Revolution and the German conquest of Austria.

Celestial Empire of California under Yudkow dynasty

Separatist state in central California formed by a group of former railway workers. Claimed that the Chinese had reached the Americas before any Europeans, and were thus due a reservation of their own. Did not end well

The Translation of the Quipu Chronicles

 

[Deleted member 139407]

Separatist state in central California formed by a group of former railway workers. Claimed that the Chinese had reached the Americas before any Europeans, and were thus due a reservation of their own. Did not end well

The Quipu Chronicles

The Quipu Chronicles were the writings of an unknown Spanish imperialist on the local cultures in the Andes mountains from economic recordings to religious observations. While this piece were largely unknown for a few years, with the advent of the printing press, however, these Chronicles would spread vast and wide across the European empires of old. These chronicles even made its way as far east as the Qing Dynasty and be read as high up as the high kings of Europe and the Ottoman Emperors. Although noted for similarities in old Chinese recording methods by European imperialists, through heavy colonization of the Andes regions, any actual Quipu recordings brought back were kept as art pieces rather than analyzed to observe the economic life of the Andes localities.

The Siege of St. Augustine

 

[VirginianHistorian]

The Siege of St. Augustine

The Siege of St. Augustine was the pivotal moment of the Caribbean War. The siege was the pivotal turning point of the war that allowed for the dominance of Britain in the sea.
The Floridian Campaign started in 1820 when an army of 15,000 British troops marched into the peninsula. Mainly raiding small towns and the countryside, British general Andrew Jackson unified the troops and besieged St. Augustine on April 24th. The city was taken that summer and the Spanish were expelled from their towns into the Everglades. The expelling of the Spanish resulted in the creation of the Seminolas, a mixed-race people of the Seminoles and the Floridians. The war resulted in the American Commonwealth seizing Florida, and British domination of the Caribbean for the next century.

The Cowboy Hordes of the Great Plains and the Sacking of Omaha

 

[oboro]

The Siege of St. Augustine was the pivotal moment of the Caribbean War. The siege was the pivotal turning point of the war that allowed for the dominance of Britain in the sea.
The Floridian Campaign started in 1820 when an army of 15,000 British troops marched into the peninsula. Mainly raiding small towns and the countryside, British general Andrew Jackson unified the troops and besieged St. Augustine on April 24th. The city was taken that summer and the Spanish were expelled from their towns into the Everglades. The expelling of the Spanish resulted in the creation of the Seminolas, a mixed-race people of the Seminoles and the Floridians. The war resulted in the American Commonwealth seizing Florida, and British domination of the Caribbean for the next century.

The Cowboy Hordes of the Great Plains and the Sacking of Omaha

Years after Peak Oil and the mining of the last lithium, animals once again become a primary means of transportation. Cowboys ride again on the Great Plains, and one group, comparable to Mongols on the steppe, ride freely across North America. One of their most successful raids occurs on Omaha in 2136

The Age of Airship Exploration

 

[John Spangler]

The Age of Airship Exploration

The period of time between the 1800s and the early 1900s, where airships were the main means of transport between continents. They would later be replaced by solar powered vessels, although some are still used by billionaires for pleasure cruises.

The Great Smell

 

[Comte de Dordogne]

The period of time between the 1800s and the early 1900s, where airships were the main means of transport between continents. They would later be replaced by solar powered vessels, although some are still used by billionaires for pleasure cruises.

The Great Smell

One of the nicknames of the "Infernal Plague", which occurred in the Holy Empire from 1764 to 1803. The disease would have been brought back by explorers from the western continent discovered at the beginning of the 18th century.
The disease was so terrible and killed so many people that the cities came to emit foul odors from the many mass graves.
This plague wiped out the power of the Valois for ever and they lost the imperial crown as well as the crown of France and Burgundy. Europe came out of this disaster changed forever.

L'armée Droïde du Roi de France (The Droid army of the King of France)

 

[Rfl23]

One of the nicknames of the "Infernal Plague", which occurred in the Holy Empire from 1764 to 1803. The disease would have been brought back by explorers from the western continent discovered at the beginning of the 18th century.
The disease was so terrible and killed so many people that the cities came to emit foul odors from the many mass graves.
This plague wiped out the power of the Valois for ever and they lost the imperial crown as well as the crown of France and Burgundy. Europe came out of this disaster changed forever.

L'armée Droïde du Roi de France (The Droid army of the King of France)

A science fiction movie by george lucas made in 1978 set on an alternate earth where each nation has its own distinct culture and planet colonies, the french one (one of the largest after the british,american and russian) is considered to be the bad guy (as they always looking to expand) this movie popularity caused the subsuquent years to be filled with knock off movie like star wars and star trek (the 2 most famous copycat of the george lucas movie

Battle of Jakarta (1944)

 

[DanganMachin]

Battle opposing the Empire of Japan against the United States and one of the bloodiest battle of the Pacific theater. The fighting lasted from the 22nd March 1944 until the 27th April 1944. The battle represented a phyrric victory for the United States and after the defeat of the Third Reich in 1946, it was decided to agree on a peace with the japanese Empire.

Miracle of Liège (1940)

 

[Viola]

Miracle of Liège (1940)

The name for the successful and widely unexpected Belgian defense of the city of Liège against the superior forces of Nazi Germany in the European War of 1939-1940. The successful defense of the city allowed British and French reinforcements to stabilize the front and put a quick end to Germany's attempted offensive in the area, which hoped to repeat the initial successes of the Schlieffen Plan (generally considered by historians to be a massive strategic mistake). Following the clear defeat and the beginning of a large Allied counter-offensive in Germany Hitler's government was couped by the army and the disgraced nazi party disbanded by force, and a peace deal was quickly settled by November 1940.

While the Allies were initially thinking of imposing harsh demands on Germany the threat of Soviet expansionism, that had resulted in territorial gains in Finland and Romania and the establishment in Poland of a Communist government after the retreat of German troops, eventually convinced them to go for relatively minor demands and reconciliation in order to create a common front against Stalinism.

The great European Vampire hysteria of 1895-1908

 

[Rfl23]

The great European Vampire hysteria of 1895-1908

A panic that spread in europe after a strange blood disease spread in france, the origin of this disease isnt widely known but the most probable cause is that a bug from africa caused it (the disease coincided with a french african expo in paris).

The disease first spread to germany and the low countries then to ireland through a french ship then to britain (mostly scotland) and then the nordic countries and then to russia where the tsar was infected and nearly kills 2 army general that was restraining him. The worst affected are was in germany homever where mobs of people burn down houses with people inside just to "cleanse" them.

The disease was so bad that across the atlantic president mckinley in 1900 decide to join britain,italy and the ottoman empire in quarentining europe this lead to many troops being deployed there and many quarentine zone being set up in large area (ussualy in hotels or stadium) the most famous are the american quarentine zone in the german reichstag and the italian quarentine zone in touloun.

Turkish entry on the side of the Allies in WW2 (1941)

 

[Thunderfire]

Turkish entry on the side of the Allies in WW2 (1941)

Turkey was "forced" to join the allies after a failed operation pike and the subsequent invasion by soviet forces.

British-American War (1920-1932)

 

[John Spangler]

British-American War (1920-1932)

The final conflict between the Commonwealth of America and the then Empire of Great Britain. The war ended with an overwhelming American victory, and saw the end of British supremacy all over the world. While distant colonies became autonomous republics (such as the Indian Federal Republic and the People's Republic of South Africa), the British Isles were partitioned in four states wich were American puppets in all but name: the Kingdom of Ireland (ruled by the remnants of the British royal family), and the republics of Wales, England, and Scotland.

The Italian Nightmare

 

[DanganMachin]

The Italian Nightmare

Name given to the WW2 ace Nero Marchesi credited with over 30 confirmed kills. After the war, he returned to his occupation as a simple plumber and lived until 2008 dying at the age of 90.

The One-man War

 

[Rfl23]

Name given to the WW2 ace Nero Marchesi credited with over 30 confirmed kills. After the war, he returned to his occupation as a simple plumber and lived until 2008 dying at the age of 90.

The One-man War

Another term for the attempted takeover of the isle of man by the british dissident phillip luty (who was also credited for creating a homemade smg) although brief he managed to kill atleast 8 policemen,the liutenant general at the time,4 of his guard and 3 of the liutenant governor palace worker.

He was actually planning to take over jersey but due to a ww2 memorial was held (which coincided with luty date) made jersey heavily guarded so he choose the isle of man instead. He began by smuggling 2 of his homemade smg inside a plumber bag alongside 5 grenade,a sawed off single shot shotgun,2 spanish star pistol and a machete he also aqcuire a L1A1 rifle by stealing it from a police station alongside roughly 150 rounds of ammunation, he then drove up to the liutenant governor palace acting as a plumber, the guard who was oblivious that the van is stolen and the fact that the palace has plumbing leaks allowed luty in without checking him as the guard was closing the gate luty stabbed him with a concealed knife and proceed to shoot another one in the head (the stabbed guard actually survived and with the help of a passing milk van was able to notify the authority) meanwhile luty made his way to the governor office where he after kicking the door down, shot him twice using the sawed off shotgun afterwards he then shoot 3 gardener that was investigating the noise with his smg (one actually fight back but was gunned down by luty) this caused the palace to into lockdown, seeinh the commotion a palace guard then shot luty but due to malfunction he was only able to fire 5 round luty then returned fire with his smg which also malfunctioned though he was able to make the guard retreat following this he barricaded himself in a room overlooking the main courtyard and when the police arrive luty sprayed them with his stolen L1A1 rifle and grenade this caused 8 policemen to be killed and 5 wounded. The "battle" was ended when a police sharpshooter using a borrowed marksman rifle from an american tourist managed to shot luty in the arm and as he attempt to shoot himself 3 policemen broke into his room and subdue him.

The following trial (which was dubbed the luty trial by the public) saw the judge gave luty the death penalty (death penalty was reinstated in britain last year) this case alongside his trial proceding is still being tought in british law school to this day.

LaGuardia Airport Murder Incident