Give Thatcher another 25 votes on Nov. 22, 1990, and show the dissidents newspaper clippings of all the Major sleaze, plus clippings of Blair's 3 victories in 1997, 2001 and 2005 as a double whammy.
If You Could Change One Historical Event, What Would It Be?
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loughery111
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Gold: Give the Allied intervention in Russia following WWI some teeth and expand its goals to include strangling the Communists in their cradle.
Silver: Make the Germans listen to Schlieffen and strengthen the left wing of their army... butterfly away WWII and etc.
Bronze: Convince the American government in June of 1945 that the Trinity test would certainly work, and they should use it in a demonstration strike 3 miles outside Tokyo harbor... it'd be nice to end the war without killing anyone. They still have the other two as fallbacks.
Silver: Make the Germans listen to Schlieffen and strengthen the left wing of their army... butterfly away WWII and etc.
Bronze: Convince the American government in June of 1945 that the Trinity test would certainly work, and they should use it in a demonstration strike 3 miles outside Tokyo harbor... it'd be nice to end the war without killing anyone. They still have the other two as fallbacks.
What could he do though?
By building Constantinople, he's already managed to prolong the existence of the Empire (at least in the East) by many centuries. Again and again, enemies broke their teeth on those walls. Can he greatly improve on that?
You can warn him about all the heresies that will pop up, but there is probably little he can do about them. If he kills Arius, someone else will most likely emerge in his place. These things were in the air.
A little boy named Julian may get smothered with a pillow or something, but his reign was so brief anyway that it will make little difference to the big picture.
Trouble is, it may need an infinite number.
The big problem was that the papyrus scrolls were highly perishable, and needed continual recopying - a job which, when things got violent, was apt to be neglected. Far more material was probably lost that way than in all the celebrated burnings etc put together.
Parchment was more durable, but also more expensive, so tended to get re-used. Note the Archimedes Codex, which only survived because some monk used the parchment for a religious text, and didn't do a thorough job of scraping off the original writing.
I meant the laws. It came out wrong.
Also: Send hitler into a nice family, so he won't try to start WWII.
Just have to say this made me laugh so hard I fell over. That's good stuff!
Thank you
. Picturing Queen Isabela's face at receiving the news makes me laugh that hard as well.Top 10 for Canada:
1) Ensure that Pierre Trudeau is conscripted during WW2, and subsequently killed in action.
2) Ensure that Lester Pearson is killed during a training accident while serving with the RFC
3) Ensure that through an act of parliament, the Canadian Red Ensign (1921 Version) is made the official flag of Canada.
4) Stop any attempts to restructure or unify the RCN, Cdn. Army and RCAF
5) Keep Canadian bases in both Bermuda & West Germany
6) Ensure that Canada becomes a nuclear armed state.
7) Force the Government of France to allow RCAF Stations in France to remain under Canadian control.
8) Establish a Royal Canadian Marine Corps along with the RCN in 1910
9) Establish the RCAF Regiment(following lessons learnt from WW2)
10) Ensure that socialized medicine is never passed, national defense is kept as a priority & bilingualism (along with many other liberal reforms) are never passed.
1) Ensure that Pierre Trudeau is conscripted during WW2, and subsequently killed in action.
2) Ensure that Lester Pearson is killed during a training accident while serving with the RFC
3) Ensure that through an act of parliament, the Canadian Red Ensign (1921 Version) is made the official flag of Canada.
4) Stop any attempts to restructure or unify the RCN, Cdn. Army and RCAF
5) Keep Canadian bases in both Bermuda & West Germany
6) Ensure that Canada becomes a nuclear armed state.
7) Force the Government of France to allow RCAF Stations in France to remain under Canadian control.
8) Establish a Royal Canadian Marine Corps along with the RCN in 1910
9) Establish the RCAF Regiment(following lessons learnt from WW2)
10) Ensure that socialized medicine is never passed, national defense is kept as a priority & bilingualism (along with many other liberal reforms) are never passed.
my thoughts
Gold - Mohammed becomes a christian priest (Turtledove did a book aout this "Agent of Byzantium").
Silver - Augustus doesn't lose his legions - Varus is succesful as first Governor of Germany.
Bronze - Catherine of Aragon gives birth to a healthy male child who becomes Henry IX of England.
Gold - Mohammed becomes a christian priest (Turtledove did a book aout this "Agent of Byzantium").
Silver - Augustus doesn't lose his legions - Varus is succesful as first Governor of Germany.
Bronze - Catherine of Aragon gives birth to a healthy male child who becomes Henry IX of England.
I will never understand why people like that flag so damn much. It looks terrible, and far too "colonial".
On September 5, 1945 by the Governor-General signed Order in Council (P.C. 5888) which proclaimed:
- "The Red Ensign with the Shield of the Coat of Arms of Canada in the Fly (hereinafter referred to as 'The Canadian Red Ensign') may be flown from buildings owned or occupied by the Federal Government within or without Canada ... and that it shall be appropriate to fly the Canadian Red Ensign within or without Canada wherever place or occasion may make it desirable to fly a distinctive Canadian flag."
The colour red in the background of the flag symbolizes life and blood -- blood shed in the settlement of this country and in wars to preserve basic freedoms, now very much in peril.
Blue in the Union Jack and in the crest represents the oceans, lakes and rivers which are so important to Canadians for transportation, fisheries and, in the case of the fresh waters, for drinking water and irrigation. Traditionally, blue symbolizes loyalty and dedication.
White suggests purity and honourable intentions. Additionally, white suggests the vast snows of Canada, an Arctic nation.
The components of the Union Jack reflect the Christian core of the peoples of the British Isles.
The Cross of St. Andrew (the white "x" on the blue background) is the ancient flag of Scotland. The Cross of St. George (red cross on white background) is an ancient English banner. The red "x" on the white background is St. Patrick's cross of Ireland.
The emblems within the crest reflect the origins of our founding peoples. the couchant lion (upper left), emblem of William of Normandy, has been used by the British monarchs since 1066. It represents both the British and French settlers, the latter mostly from France. The red lion rampant (upper right) was the emblem of the Scottish monarchs. From Cape Breton to Glengarry County, Ontario, Scots, many refugees from the Highland clearances, were important early settlers and leaders (like Sir John A. Macdonald) in Canada. The harp (lower left) is a symbol of Ireland -- another important source of our founding people. The fleur de lis symbolizes the early French settlers of Canada, who brought this as an emblem of a royalist not a republican France.
Why does everyone love the Red Ensign? Did Diefenbaker unleash a GMB-like torrent of sockpuppets upon the forum?
Go back and keep Buddy Holly's plane from crashing.
Go Back [1920] and give VP Candidate Roosevelt, a dose of Oral Polio Vaccine.
Go Back 1787 and give a antedated copy - of the US Constitution, The CS Constitution, and the Complete Federalist/Anti- Federalist papers - to each of the Delegates to Philadelphia.
Go Back [1920] and give VP Candidate Roosevelt, a dose of Oral Polio Vaccine.
Go Back 1787 and give a antedated copy - of the US Constitution, The CS Constitution, and the Complete Federalist/Anti- Federalist papers - to each of the Delegates to Philadelphia.