Thursday, October 31, 2013

October 31, 1739 - Flatulent Duck Robot

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French inventor Jacques de Vaucanson (February 24, 1709 – November 21, 1782) unveiled his prized new creation that he initially had labeled ...
Friday, September 13, 2013

April 12, 1945 - FDR Suffers Minor Stroke

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While resting at his private retreat of the Little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia, to renew his energies before the UN Conference ...
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Guest Post: December 16th, 1944 - George Marshall dispels the "Victory Disease"

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On this day, General George C. Marshall was appointed to the newly created position of Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers Europe, Midd...
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

The Tragedy at Wuhan - Guest Post from Today in Alternate History

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In 1966 on July 16, on this heart-breaking day of national tragedy and sorrow, Chairman Mao Zedong expired from a heart attack in Wuhan. ...
Friday, August 23, 2013

April 11, 1689 – Mary Follows William of Orange in Death

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After contracting an illness that historians believe to be smallpox, Mary Stuart, wife of the previously deceased Dutch Stadtholder Will...
Thursday, August 22, 2013

October 14, 1066 - Welsh Forces Overwhelm Normans at Hastings

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In 1055, the King of Wales  Gruffydd ap Llywelyn and King of England Edward the Confessor reached agreement that would ensure peace between ...
Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Guest Post from Today in Alternate History: What if Ivan the Terrible's son Dmitry didn't die?

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In 1591, on May 15 in the courtyard of the Uglich Fortress, Maria Nagaya frustrated a brutal assassination attempt by Boris Godunov's a...