The Land of Smear and Grab

The Land of Smear and Grab
Introduction:

Greetings, my friends. We are all interested in the past, for that is where you and I have spent most of our lives. And remember, my friends, past events such as these may have affected you in the past. You are interested in the unknown, the mysterious, the unexplainable. That is why you are here. And now, for the first time, we are bringing to you the full story of what happened in this timeline. We are giving you all the evidence, based only on the testimonies of the souls who lived in this timeline. The incidents, the places, my friends, we cannot keep this a secret any longer. Let us punish the guilty. Let us reward the innocent. My friends, can your hearts stand a trip to The Land of Smear and Grab?
 
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The Land of Smear and Grab
Part I: A Change of Heart

The fact of the matter was, Eisenhower had only really planned to run for one term. The heart attack he had on September 24, 1955, proved that. It wasn't so much the heart attack itself but the severity of it that convinced Eisenhower not to run again. Several advisors, including his personal physician Dr. Howard Snyder and his personal secretary Sherman Adams, begged him to reconsider but Eisenhower was determined.

-We Like Ike: Eisenhower in Peace by William B. Pickett, University of Chicago Press, 2001.
 
The Land of Smear and Grab
Part II: Amongst Other Things

More than anything else, [James] Dean loved racing. On September 30, 1955, Dean and some others were traveling to a race weekend that Dean going to attend. He was driving his Porsche 550 Spyder west along Route 466. At the same time another car was heading east along the same route. Dean saw the car and managed to pull off a maneuver that let him barely avoid a collision. Rather than cancel the race he was going to attend, Dean decided to continue on. Dean later said that moment did scare him, though he also said that he would still race cars.

-At Any Speed: The Life and Times of James Dean by George W. Bush, Harper/Collins, 2001.
 
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