tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post1499595743749133189..comments2024-03-28T16:13:29.502-04:00Comments on Throne of Salt: 50 Alternate History Divergence PointsDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-44858331440476517152021-05-11T18:40:02.380-04:002021-05-11T18:40:02.380-04:00There was a brief period after WWII when Americans...There was a brief period after WWII when Americans were discussing statehood for all sorts of territories or occupied nations, including<br /><br />* Hawaii<br />* Other US-occupied Pacific islands, such as the Marshalls<br />* The Philippines<br />* Japan<br />* Iceland<br />* Alaska<br />* Puerto Rico<br /><br />Almost any combination of these makes an interesting divergence point.Dylanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08970868348298047974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-20655799547787709882021-05-02T14:47:57.899-04:002021-05-02T14:47:57.899-04:00Madagascar! Phah! Uganda is where it's at!Madagascar! Phah! Uganda is where it's at!TavernStoephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08511145010231511519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-59130261685396773902021-04-29T22:29:03.912-04:002021-04-29T22:29:03.912-04:00I love these.I love these.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-20507529408747538322021-04-29T20:09:18.859-04:002021-04-29T20:09:18.859-04:00The Indians won.
Great but almost impossible to fi...The Indians won.<br />Great but almost impossible to find book by Martin Cruz Smith.Ruprechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139664977453444000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-59801688524388904252021-04-29T19:49:04.808-04:002021-04-29T19:49:04.808-04:001. Baghdad never sacked, the House of Wisdom remai...1. Baghdad never sacked, the House of Wisdom remains largest repository of human knowledge into modern day.<br /><br />2. Catherine of Aragorn catches Henry cheating on her, kills him in crime of passion before the Anglican Church can be founded.<br /><br />3. Natural fission reactor in Oklo remains active until present day, discovered by sovereign Kingdom of Congo in 1400s.<br /><br />4. Epigenetics discovered in 1800s, used to help Lamarckian inheritance supplant evolution by natural selection as dominant theory of speciation. <br /><br />5. Cortez killed by paranoid aides to Moctezuma II.<br /><br />6. Roman 20-sided dice used to found tabletop gaming as a genre of media 2000 years early.Velexiraptorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11905782814663480658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-75399468588277369242021-04-29T15:19:24.513-04:002021-04-29T15:19:24.513-04:00Spartacus revolt sacks ascendant rome.
Haiti isn&...Spartacus revolt sacks ascendant rome.<br /><br />Haiti isn't ostracized and punished following the revolution. <br /><br />1918 German revolution succeeds.<br /><br />Sino Soviet split never happens.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250792751911974884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-41437531494858483302021-04-29T14:27:51.384-04:002021-04-29T14:27:51.384-04:00And Sarah Gailey's "River of Teeth"And Sarah Gailey's "River of Teeth"Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-83734097085746879282021-04-29T14:07:31.192-04:002021-04-29T14:07:31.192-04:00Someone actually wrote a book about No. 29; look u...Someone actually wrote a book about No. 29; look up Bearfish on Amazon.De Cometishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607332528158406698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-82795229807135756262021-04-29T13:32:09.868-04:002021-04-29T13:32:09.868-04:00Some more ideas:
1. Many Nazis bound for Operatio...Some more ideas:<br /><br />1. Many Nazis bound for Operation Paperclip are intercepted and executed by the Soviets.<br /><br />2. Typhoons fail to arrive in timely fashion during Mongolian invasions of Japan.<br /><br />3. Mutant canine distemper virus wipes out domestic dogs 10,000+ years ago.<br /><br />4. Nasserism stays strong after the Six-Day War & Nasser's death.<br /><br />5. United Nations Special Committee grants Madagascar to newly formed Jewish state rather than Palestine.<br /><br />6. Simon Bolivar's dream of independent and united South America is realized.<br /><br />7. Comanche fight settlers to a standstill, hold independent territory.<br /><br />8. Roaring '20s ravaged by mass resurgence of dancing mania.<br /><br />9. Gary Gygax drafted to fight in Vietnam, dies.<br /><br />10. Jeffrey Epstein doesn't """kill himself""".semiurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10613841869525544649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-32923458181383298112021-04-29T09:25:57.780-04:002021-04-29T09:25:57.780-04:00I got to about the 23rd and thought "all of t...I got to about the 23rd and thought "all of them at once", glad to see [redacted] minds think alike!Spwackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247063374457045751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-40527382679234818252021-04-29T08:56:20.054-04:002021-04-29T08:56:20.054-04:00Decided to avoid any of the really wacky ones, but...Decided to avoid any of the really wacky ones, but maybe there will be another list for those.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.com