This Day in Alternate History

Showing events on this day in years past that shaped history... just, not our history.

Monday, September 24, 2012

September 24, 1869 - Grant Holds onto Federal Gold

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The great expense of the Civil War and Reconstruction had prompted the federal government to pay expenses with bonds backed by credit alone....
Friday, September 7, 2012

September 7, 1695 - Piracy Ends India-UK Relations

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Henry Every, captain of the Fancy (formerly Charles II ), and his crew of pirates raided the Indian Ocean after mutinying against England...
Tuesday, August 7, 2012

June 29, 626 – Avars Storm Constantinople

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Following the fall of Rome to the Visigoths, Constantinople took up the mantle of Roman Empire and again established rule through the Medit...
Monday, August 6, 2012

June 28, 1519 – Frederick the Wise Elected Holy Roman Emperor

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After the death of Archduke of Austria, King of the Romans, and Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I in January of 1519, many of his titles went...

June 28, 1519 – Henry VIII Elected Holy Roman Emperor

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After the death of Archduke of Austria, King of the Romans, and Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I in January of 1519, many of his titles went...
Friday, August 3, 2012

June 27, 1950 – US Decides Not to Fight in South Korea

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Communism was seen as creeping into post-war Europe, but the success of the Marshall Plan injecting billions of dollars into the West suppre...

Aug 3, 1949 - MacArthur Declares Himself Japanese Dictator

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Douglas MacArthur, born 1880 and in 1925 made the youngest major general the in US Army, proved his military record in World War II with a 3...
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