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  1. AH Challenge Russia sells Alaska to its British friends

    Ah challenge There are plenty of Alaska threads around here. But how is this for a twist? In OTL in the 1860’s the Russians were friendly with the Americans but hostile toward the British. Therefore Alaska was sold to the Americans and not the British. The challenge is make the British...

  2. Would newfoundland and Labrador be better off if it never joined Canada?

    Would Newfoundland and Labrador be better off if it never joined Canada? Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada sixty years ago today. (March 31st) A move a lot of Newfoundlanders regret. Newfoundland was an independent country once and many felt it should have become independent again...

  3. who had the greatest impact on 20th century history?

    Who had the greatest impact on 20th century history? Since I feel like starting a debate, I ask who had the greatest impact, the most influence good or bad on the 20th century. BTW I define the 20th century as between January 1, 1901 to December 31, 2000. The people listed in the poll are...

  4. price of oil in ATL's

    Price of oil in ATL’s With oil at record or near record high prices in our world, this thought came to me. What are oil (and gas) prices like in ALT’s? I realize some TL’s probably don’t use oil. But I can’t stop but wonder if there are worlds out there where oil is only 20 bucks a barrel and...

  5. No Anne of Green Gables

    I recentley read in the "Prince Edward Island book of everything" that the famous novel "anne of Green Gables" almost didn't happen. Tried of getting rejections, Lucy Maud Montgomery was on the verge of giving up when Boston based Page Company picked up the book. First published in 1908 BTW...

  6. Has anyone else read "Triumph" by Ben Bova?

    Has anyone else read “Triumph” by Ben Bova? Just finished reading this alternate history novel. The pod is April 1945, Winston Churchill arranges the murder of Stalin. FDR have given up smoking does not die on April 12, instead he lives to the end of the war. I would say more but I don’t want...

  7. What do you think of this idea?

    In OTL the purchase of Alaska from Russia wasn't a very popular decision. What if the Americans bought Alaska in 1867, but then sold it to the British in 1870 for twice the price they paid for it? Eventually becomming part of Canada. What do you think of this idea?

  8. Asian alliance world challenge

    Imagine a world where Japan, a united Korea and China are best friends. Imagine that these countries have formed an alliance called the Asian Alliance. Imagine that the Asian alliance dominates the world in the early 21st century and North America is occupied by alliance troops. How do you...

  9. the last man comic book series

    Has anybody else read "the Last man" graphic novels? http://www.dccomics.com/features/ylastman/ I've read books 3 and 5 and been to the website. The premise is that in the summer of 2002 a plague wipes out all the male mammals on Earth with two expections. Yorick Brown (the last man) and his...

  10. World where relgious right went after mediums

    World where religious right went after mediums It's the days after 9/11 and George Bush is reading his bible. He reads Leviticus 20:27 which says "Any man or women who consults with the sprits of the dead shall be stoned to death: any person who does this is responsible for their own death."...

  11. World where working on the sabbath is a captial offense

    The book of exodus says that anyone who works on the sabbath is to be put to death.(Exodus 35:2) Forunately no body at least here in the west enforces that rule. (which is a good thing, because other wise I would be dead) But what if, it was the law in the USA that anyone who works on...

  12. Do elections generate TL's?

    Here in Canada we are in the middle of a Federal election campagin. On January 23, 2006. Either the Liberals (L for short)(the current government), the conservates (Can't spell their name) (C) for short, or the NDP will from the government the next government. (Although an NDP win would require...

  13. World where people believe in hell but not in heaven

    What if instead of the good news (which is through Christ people can get to heaven:) ) the bad news came. No matter what you did you would go to hell. :( How will the world develp if starting in the frist century CE, people beleive this?

  14. World where Quebec voted to leave but Ottawa won't let them

    World where Ottawa refused to recognize Quebec independence What if the yes side won the 1995 Quebec referendum by a margin of say 51%, but the federal government refused to recognize the result? What if the Canadian government had a "No province can leave Canada" attitude? I know this is an...

  15. World where Christians consider art to be sinful

    World where Christians consider Art to be sinful "Do not make for yourselves images of anything in heaven or on earth or in the water under the earth." Exodus 20:4 Despite this commandant (it's one of the ten) it hasn't stopped Christians, especially Catholics from making images of Jesus...

  16. what would an independent Quebec be like today?

    Been a while since I posted here. So here's a quick post. What would an independent Quebec be like today? The POD October 31 1995 The yes side wins the referendum. After months of further negations Quebec formally declares independence in the fall of 1996. And is recognized by everyone...

  17. Fort Cumberland falls

    Fort Cumberland falls POD: Fort Cumberland (located near what is now the New brunswick, Nova Scotia border) falls to pro American rebels during the American Revolution. (In OTL the rebels were easily driven back) Attempts by the rebels to march on to Halifax fail. However, the rebels manage...

  18. War on divorce

    A world where the religious right in America somehow manages to conivince Congress and the senate to ban divorce in the USA. The only expection is if the spouse has been unfaithful. For justifuation they quote Mathew 5:31-32. Suppose this happens around 2002. how will this play out?

  19. war on sin

    War on sin What if George W Bush made the following speech to Americans back in January of 2001? "My fellow Americans, it's the first month of a new century. It's the perfect time to declare war on sin. I want an America where there are no homosexuals. Divorce is unknown. So is...

  20. Christmas in alternate history

    Christmas in alternate history How do you think other timelines celebrate Christmas? Do they celebrate it on a day closer to Christ's birth? (Jesus was not born on December 25th he was born in either the spring or fall) Or do they ignore Christmas all together. Or is our world's celebration...
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