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  1. WI: Railroads connected to airports after World War II?

    As we know, autos and jet planes deflated passenger rail in the fifties and early sixties. But what if, in 1945, railroads were required to build links to the airports? Jets would not overwhelm the system until after 1958, so there would be time for passengers to get used to taking trains that...

  2. What If: Printing in Second Century Rome

    I first posted the start of this thread in 2008 and it had some response. It received a “like” yesterday, so I thought I would introduce it again to a new audience. It was inspired by an episode of Carl Sagan’s COSMOS (1980), that alleged that if the intellectual ancient Greed Ionians could...

  3. Russia Sells Alaska to Lichtenstein: Not Just Another Swiss Navy Joke

    How could one of the world's tiniest countries, with less than 40,000 people today, consider involvement in a frontier the size of Alaska? Apparently it was a consideration before the United States bought the territory from Russia. Following is a translation of a report in the Swiss media...

  4. Different Prohibition: U.S. Outlaws Whiskey c.1913

    Was a partial prohibition of this type considered? I realize the prohibition we had was partly promoted to punish the German immigrants around World War I because they were the "enemy." The implications are significant. Wine-loving Italians would not have to resort to a Sicilian Mafia-based...

  5. Education Stops Fall of Rome

    POD is 121 AD. A fountain is under construction in Rome. A stone carver is doing a plaque. A plumber accidentally spills molten lead on to the carved stone. They lift the hardened lead off the stone and, because it is still hot, drop it face down on to a bed of damp sand. They lift the...
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