History Forum / General / What If / August 2004

The following is lifted froma New York Times Magazine article on the
future of the Republican party and from a portion of that titled "What
Would Hamilton Do?"
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/29/magazine/29REPUBLICANS.html?pagewanted=print&p
osition=

The POD?  A butterfly...
Possible intersting effects:
1) Human efforts leading into space programs greatly accelerated,
especially in Germany.

"Rhode Island proposed an amendment to Article V at the time it ratified the
constitution, May 29, 1790. It proposed that after 1793, no amendment be
valid without the consent of at least 11 of the original 13 states. The other
states resisted the strong appeal to their ...

According to the map in the West Wing Episode when Zoey (President
Bartlett's daughter) was kidnapped, the independent nation of Qumar
(Also spelled Kumar) is more or less equal to the Iranian Province of
Hormozgan. This province makes up the Iranian side of the straights of

I missed the staff meeting but the minutes show The Horny Goat
<lcraver@home.com> wrote back on Tue, 03 Aug 2004 01:24:55 GMT in
soc.history.what-if :

In 1966, singer Jan Berry of the 1960s singing duo "Jan and Dean" was
involved in a horrible car accident. This event left Jan with
permanent brain damage and lasting physical injuries. He was never the
same again, nor was Jan and Dean. In 1978, a film was made called

I've been doing some research for a timeline involving
Austria-Hungary, and I've come across several articles that say Franz
Ferdinand was considering a form of federalism involving sixteen
states. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find the identities of these

According to one of the tabloids, one of the president's nieces left a
rauncy note behind in a boat her parents had rented, apparently
meaning for it to be found by Prince Charles' oldest son.  She's a
model, he's got a thing for models . . .

1958: The Point of Divergence:  With Lev Greason Comics on the auction
block, DC's management decides to by not just the presses they did
OTL, but the original art and intelectual property as well.  With the
Silver Age slowly blooming, access to some of the original pioneering

What if Thomas Jefferson had stood loyally by his Vice President Aaron Burr
after the later had killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel.
How might have the American perception of duels about honor evolved ?
Would Jefferson's loyalty to his hand picked Vice President helped or hurt

The Games Bids (http://www.gamesbids.com) website gives some
interesting information on previous Olympic bids that might be useful
for ATLs. Looking at the page of previous Olympic votes
(http://www.gamesbids.com/english/archives/past.shtml) there's one

Poland was in a unique position inside the Russian Empire. Somewhat
like the Baltic provinces in the previous two centuries, it was given
a more liberal constitution than Russia's, as a testing ground for
laws that could later be instituted in the Imperial heartland.

jussi.jalonen@faf.mil.fi (Jussi Jalonen) wrote in message news:<394a8637.0408122224.6455f3a4@posting.google.com>...

What would be the political and military implications on the world of 1908 is
London was destroyed by the Tunguska explossion? How would the 20th century be
different? What would happen to England? What would happen to the balance of
power?

Let's say Jane Seymour gives birth as in OTL on October 15, 1537 to a girl
named Margaret and dies a few days afterwards from what was by all accounts a
very difficult birth. Let's say Margaret has the same health problems that
Edward did in OTL and so is an even worse risk to ...