History Forum / General / What If / April 2006

A Brief History of the Karamanoglu Empire, Part V: Vakit Cigdem
5.1 Moonrise

Van, to the day she died, Tuelai was remarkable, in every way. To

"Under treaties negotiated during the eighteenth century, France was
the guardian of Roman Catholics in the Ottoman Empire, while Russia was
the protector of Orthodox Christians. For several years, however,

What if instead of the Mormon religion being founded in
the 1800's, it arises in England during the Reformation
and Mormons end up being one of the groups that come
to America seeking religious freedom?

Finis Finlandiae 16 - Turncoats
What if Finland had fallen quickly in 1939?
This part sixteen will detail Swedish and Finnish reactions to
German reverse of fortunes in February-March 1943. I've decided to skip

As I dried myself after my hot shower I started to go through my
girlfriend's
lingery drawer. I pulled out a pair of white silk panties with a lace
trim. I

A Brief History of the Karamanoglu Empire, Part IV: Uech Kral
I will preface this section by saying that the time of the Three Kings,
as the Karamans call it, or the interregnum, is a rather complex era,
and, given its popularization by Marlowe and Poe, it must be done

This is just to let people know that in future, I'll be posting under my
real name, Jared, rather than under a psuedonym.
Those who wish to update killfiles etc should do so.

Dateline - London, Sep 7 1940
A nation mourns today the loss of Prime Minister
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, killed in a
German bombing raid.

Not really good at history WI but I do enjoy reading about them
Just was wondering if anyone could give me an alternative timeline
whereas Italy isn't unified up till the present (or as far along as you
can get it)

"In another incident, Hitler was almost caught by a surprise Soviet attack
on the ground.  In February 1943, he paid an urgent visit to the field
headquarters of Field Marshal von Manstein at Zaporozhye in the Ukraine,
where Army Group South was taking a battering.  While Hitler ...

      Several months ago there was on an article on Slate that
described the attempts of non-religious Israeli Jewish intellectuals to
prevent Shabbat from becoming an ordinary day. Their basic plan was to
advocate a law that would turn Shabbat into a day of relaxation. Places

One more Harper's Ferry WI:
In OTL, an abolitionist named Silas Soule hoped to help Brown escape.
Soule was well-suited to the job; he knew John Brown from Bleeding
Kansas, and had experience with smuggling slaves to freedom. Soule

The IRS claims you are a citizen of the Virgin Islands.  Why?   The
1040 form is a Virgin Islands only form.  Why are U.S. residents filing
a Virgin Islands form?  Why do they have you listed in their files as a
high level drug trafficker, or a manufacturer of pistols and revolvers

Kerry A. Odell and Marc D. Weidenmier, "Real Shock, Monetary Aftershock:
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and the Panic of 1907," The Journal of
Economic History (2004), 64: 1002-1027
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=259845

In 1938, at the instance of Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler, the Germans
started the development of the Helga 109 series of inflatable dolls.
These dolls, which were modeled on what Adolph believed the ideal
Teutonic matron should look like, all featured blond hair, blue eyes,