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 Selected Events that occurred on 20th of May

In 2008 Thursday, 9:08 AM from the National staff at The Boston Globe ~The curse continues in "Kennedy Family Tragedy". Steve Payne Postcoldwar In 1937 on this day in Huesca, the English socialist Eric Arthur Blair wrote the following entry in his Spanish Civil War Diary ~ "There seemed to be a loud bang and a blinding flash of light all around me, and I felt a tremendous shock - no pain, only a violent shock, such as you get from an electric terminal; with it a sense of utter weakness, a feeling of being stricken and shriveled up to nothing.A nightmare vision of the future is predicted in "The Death of Orwell". Steve Payne Postcoldwar In 1498 on this day the Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama (pictured) became the first European to reach India via the Atlantic Ocean when he arrived at Calicut on the Malabar Coast.The Portugese Raj is created when "Vasco De Gama Reaches India". Steve Payne Postcoldwar
In 1940 on this day Guderian will not get his halt order. He will take the Channel ports before the BEF can retreat through them. The British will save the brigade they lost defending Calais but lose everyone else. There will be no air battle over Dunkirk to give the UK a small victory as happened in OTL. Hans Guderian never gets the "Halt Order" outside Dunkirk. Steve Payne Postcoldwar It is 1865 and the Civil War has just ended.Happy Ending Part 16: "Death of a War Criminal" Jackie Rose USCW In 2000 ending their search for <a href=http://www.geek.com/apple/steve-jobs-was-googles-first-choice-for-ceo-1329919/>adult supervision</a> of the fledgling search giant Google, co-founders Larry Page and Serge Brin appointed Steve Jobs as CEO. Other candidates such as Intels Andry Grove and Amazons Jeff Bezos had been rejected by Venture capitalist John Doerr.Apple Buys Be Inc. "Part 2" Steve Payne Postcoldwar
In 1217 on this fateful day the forces of His Majesty Louis I King of England and France triumphed at the Second Battle of Lincoln.Plantagenet lose "Baron's War" Steve Payne 10to16


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In 1217 on this fateful day the forces of His Majesty Louis I King of England and France triumphed at the Second Battle of Lincoln.Plantagenet lose "Baron's War" Steve Payne 10to16 In 2000 ending their search for <a href=http://www.geek.com/apple/steve-jobs-was-googles-first-choice-for-ceo-1329919/>adult supervision</a> of the fledgling search giant Google, co-founders Larry Page and Serge Brin appointed Steve Jobs as CEO. Other candidates such as Intels Andry Grove and Amazons Jeff Bezos had been rejected by Venture capitalist John Doerr.Apple Buys Be Inc. "Part 2" Steve Payne Postcoldwar In 1848 Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo thus ceding all territory north of Tampico to the United States for US$15 million.<span class=EditorText>An installment from <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=39th_parallel>39th Parallel</a> thread.</span>39th Parallel "Part 3": Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Steve Payne PreWW1
In 1343 A.H. Malik al-Hajj al-Shabazz was born on this day.Birth of "Malik al-Hajj al-Shabazz" Robbie Taylor Coldwar In 1896 on this day the United States Supreme Court ruled in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson.United States Supreme Court rules in the case of "Plessy v. Ferguson" Eric Lipps USCW In 1968 two Murfeesboro, Tennessee residents visiting Memphis on a vacation were admitted to St. Josephs Hospital after complaining of high fevers and severe headaches.Dead Serious - World War Z: The Vietnam Edition " Part 1" Chris Oakley ASB
The Eruption of Mount Rainier: "Part 9" Chris Oakley Postcoldwar In 1875 on this day John Cabell Breckinridge died in Lexington, Kentucky. He was only fifty-four years old.POTCS "John C. Breckinridge" dies Steve Payne USCW In 1801 on this day the sixteenth President of the United States William Henry Seward was born in Florida, New York.Union President William H. Seward: "Part 1" Steve Payne USCW
It is March 1, 1932 .. and the nation is stunned to learn that Charles Lindberghs infant son has been kidnapped.<span class=EditorText>An installment from the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Happy_Endings>Happy Endings</a> thread</span>Happy Endings "Part 24": Lindy is Lucky Again Jackie Rose Darkvalley In 1860 on this day Senator William H. Seward won the Republican Party presidential nomination comfortably beating a semi-obscure Illinois Representative (due to his established based of support at the convention, this man would serve as Vice President).Union President William H. Seward: "Part 2" Steve Payne USCW In 1905 on this day the thirty-eighth President of the United States Henry Jaynes Fonda was born in Grand Island, Nebraska.Birth of thirty-eighth President "Henry Fonda" Steve Payne Coldwar


Current May 2013 Edition
Archived items published with the last newsletter.

In 1789 on this day the Plural Executive took the oath of office on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street. It was the triumph of good governance that Benjamin Franklin had fought for at the Philadelphia Convention. And if he cut a less than striking image well perhaps that was the whole point, a first step towards collective responsibility.Benjamin Franklin calls for a "Plural Executive" Steve Payne AmRev In 1745 on this day third Chief Justice of the United States Oliver Ellsworth was born in Windsor, Connecticut.Birth of Oliver Ellsworth: "3rd Chief Justice" Steve Payne 18th The Eruption of Mount Rainier: "Part 8" Chris Oakley Postcoldwar
Vanishing Act: "the Strange Case of HMS Bounty" Chris Oakley 18th In 1385 demonstrating the indisputable charm that had rightfully earned him the name "William the Courteous", the Duke of Austria gained the approval of the lords of lesser Poland to marry their eleven year old monarch, Jadwiga.Happy Endings "Part 21": Jadwiga betrothed to William the Courteous, Duke of Austria Steve Payne 10to16 In 1861 in order to resolve the power-struggle between a pro-Confederate legislature and a pro-Union governor, Marylands House of Delegates voted to secede from the Union."Hagerstown" becomes State Capital of West Maryland Steve Payne USCW
In 1758 on this day Americas first three-term President James Monroe was born on his parents house located in a wooded area of Westmoreland County, Virginia. Birth of Three-Term President "Monroe" Steve Payne AmRev In 1822 on this day the incomparable Civil War General Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio. Denied office by bureaucratic rules, he was widely considered by his contemporaries of the Reconstruction era to be the "greatest President we never had".Birth of "General Grant", the greatest President we never had Steve Payne USCW "General McClellan" takes Richmond Marko Bosscher USCW
International History Blogfest for "April 26th" Confederate Memorial Day Dirk Puehl Fanfic In 1945 on this day fifty nations gathered in San Francisco, California to begin the United Nations Conference on International Organizations. The goal was to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue. It would contain multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions.UN headquarters in "San Francisco" Steve Payne WW2 In 1865 after mortally wounding Abraham Lincoln, famed actor John Wilkes Booth leaped gracefully onto the stage of Fords Theater, landing uninjured while announcing to the audience, "Sic semper tyrannis!" During the chaos, he made his escape out the back door, adding, "The South is avenged!". "John Wilkes Booth" evades capture Jeff Provine USCW


Post Coldwar

In 2000 ending their search for <a href=http://www.geek.com/apple/steve-jobs-was-googles-first-choice-for-ceo-1329919/>adult supervision</a> of the fledgling search giant Google, co-founders Larry Page and Serge Brin appointed Steve Jobs as CEO. Other candidates such as Intels Andry Grove and Amazons Jeff Bezos had been rejected by Venture capitalist John Doerr.Apple Buys Be Inc. "Part 2" Steve PayneThe Eruption of Mount Rainier: "Part 9" Chris OakleyIn 1937 on this day sixty-fourth United States Secretary of State Madeleine Korbelová Albright born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.Birth of "Madeleine Korbelová Albright" Sec State 1997-2002 Steve Payne
Quiet Desperation: "Part 4" The New Zealand Floods Of 2053 Chris OakleyIn 1994 on this fateful day Professor Mike Besser of Saint Bartholomews Hospital saved the life of John Smith, Leader of the Labour Party.The Opportunity to Serve: "John Smith" lives Steve PayneIt is Sept. 18, 2014 and the long-awaited referendum on Scottish independence has finally taken place..along with the restoration of the Stuart dynasty.Happy Endings "Part 23": Scotland votes for a Stuart Restoration Jackie Rose
The Eruption of Mount Rainier: "Part 8" Chris OakleyIn 1942 on this day Richard Michael Daley was born in Bridgeport, an historically Irish-American neighborhood located south of the Chicago Loop. He was the fourth of seven children and eldest son of Richard J. and Eleanor Daley, the late Mayor and First Lady of Americas Second City, Chicago.Birth of Mayor "Richard M. Daley" Steve PayneThe Eruption of Mount Rainier: "Part 7" Chris Oakley
In 2015 on this day Conservative Party leader David Cameron, elected as prime minister of Great Britain five years earlier in response to popular disenchantment with the policies of Labour PM Gordon Brown, was forced to resign after a host of political and economic miscalculations that had pushed Britain to the verge of collapse.The "Straw" that broke the Camel's back Chris OakleyBiography: Oscar Benjamin Liddell "Part 4" Chris OakleyThe Eruption of Mount Rainier: "Part 6" Chris Oakley
Cold War

In 1343 A.H. Malik al-Hajj al-Shabazz was born on this day.Birth of "Malik al-Hajj al-Shabazz" Robbie TaylorIn 1905 on this day the thirty-eighth President of the United States Henry Jaynes Fonda was born in Grand Island, Nebraska.Birth of thirty-eighth President "Henry Fonda" Steve PayneIn 1902 on this day Richard Joseph Daley was born in Bridgeport, a working-class neighborhood of Americas Second City, Chicago. He was the only child of Michael and Lillian (Dunne) Daley, whose families had both arrived from the Old Parish area, near Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland during the Great Famine.Birth of "Richard M. Daley", Chicago Mayor for Life Steve Payne
In 1958 on this day a mob swarmed over Vice-President Richard Nixons car during a trip through Caracas, Venezuela.VP "Nixon" killed in Caracas Robbie TaylorIn 1973 on this day U.S. District Judge William Matthew Byrne, Jr. sentenced <a href=http://zog.typepad.com/annotated/2004/07/index.html>Daniel Ellsberg</a> to twenty-five years imprisonment for releasing the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times."Daniel Ellsberg" Sentenced to Twenty-Five years Imprisonment Robbie TaylorIn 1884 on this day the thirty-third President of the United States (1945-1957) Harry S. Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri. Birth of three-term President "Harry S. Truman" Steve Payne
We The Jury: The Trial Of Gough Whitlam "Part 3" Chris OakleyIn 1986 the knives were out for the management of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration even before their Space Shuttle Challenger returned to Earth."Challenger" Mission STS-51-L saved by a miracle Steve PayneCall to Arms: "Part 11" Chris Oakley
Fight Night: "Part 2" Chris OakleyThe First Term of "Richard Nixon" [1961-64] Scott PalterSince 1949 with independence the status of New Guinea had been a bone of contention between the Netherlands and Indonesia. Shortly before the independence the Dutch government had unilaterally decided that New (West) Guinea would remain Dutch even after the official recognition of Indonesian independence.War in "New Guinea" Marko Bosscher
World War 2

In 1954 the Wehrmacht General who destroyed the Allied beachhead at Dunkirk Heinz Guderian died on this day in Schwangau, Allgäu. He was sixty-five years old.Death of "Fast Heinz" Guderian, Architect Dunkirk Victory Steve PayneIn 1940 on this day Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax was appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.Our Greatest Prime Minister, "Lord Halifax" Steve PayneIn 1945 the U.S. government announced the fall of Berlin. Western Armies capture "Berlin" Eric Lipps
In 1883 Field Marshal Archibald Wavell architect of the Allied conquest of North Africa born in Colchester, Essex. As the professional Head of Middle East Command he oversaw the successful prosecution of Operation Compass. And by early 1941 the Italian Army had been routed and Allied forces were the masters of North Africa.Birth of Field Marshal "Archibald Wavell" Steve PayneIn 1945 on this day fifty nations gathered in San Francisco, California to begin the United Nations Conference on International Organizations. The goal was to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue. It would contain multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions.UN headquarters in "San Francisco" Steve PayneIn 1940 a <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reorganized_National_Government_of_China>puppet government led by Wang Jingwei</a> was established in the Republic of China under the protection of the Empire of Japan and her strategic ally, the Soviet Union [1].Fall of Comrade Stalin: "Part 4" Steve Payne
In 1943 German Colonel Freiherr von Gersdorff follows his Fuhrer as he walks through Berlins Zeughaus Museum."von Gersdorff assassinates Hitler" Robbie TaylorIn 1904 senior German Underground (G.U.) official Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich was born in the city of Halle an der Saale.Birth of "Reinhard Heydrich", Redux Steve PayneIn 1904 on this day Hitlers Hangman Reinhard Heydrich was born in Halle an der Saale, the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.Birth of Hitler's Hangman: "Reinhard Heydrich" Steve Payne
In 1953 on this day Joseph Stalin, the Georgian leader of the dissolved Soviet Union died in exile in Siberia.Fall of the "Red Tsar" Steve PayneNo Pasaran! (2nd Spanish-American War): "Part 3" Chris OakleyIn 1942 on this day President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as the Japanese victory had become inevitable. "General MacArthur" Declares Himself Filipino Dictator Steve Payne
Dark Valley

It is March 1, 1932 .. and the nation is stunned to learn that Charles Lindberghs infant son has been kidnapped.<span class=EditorText>An installment from the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Happy_Endings>Happy Endings</a> thread</span>Happy Endings "Part 24": Lindy is Lucky Again Jackie RoseAssassination of Benito Mussolini: "Part 16" Chris OakleyIn 1936 on this day Italy formally annexed Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.Origin of the "African-Semitic Resistance" Robbie Taylor
By 1936 it was by no means unheard of that a small naval squadron of naval units had a major influence on the outcome of a whole war, even though it is rare that such a success is bought dearly by one of the greatest catastrophes in civil navigation.<span class=EditorText>This post was written by Dirk Puehl the highly recommended author of <a href=https://plus.google.com/u/0/101959956375064214309/posts>#onthisday #history</a> Google+ posts.</span>The Sinking of the "Conte di Savoia" Dirk PuehlIt is 1923 and two American boys are enjoying a European tour with a stop in Germany. Their trip was especially enjoyable because it had been so hard to get their wealthy Jewish parents to pay for their journey, especially since they were venturing into anti-Semitic territory. "Leopold and Loeb" The All-American Boys Jackie RoseIn 1870 on this day Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov was born to a wealthy middle-class family in Simbirsk, located approximately one thousand miles east of Moscow on the Volga River.Birth of "Comrade Lenin" Steve Payne
History of Los Angeles Kings, Bases Loaded "Part 22" Chris OakleyAssassination of Benito Mussolini: "Part 15" Chris OakleyIn 1886 on this day future Communist Chancellor of the German Republic Ernst Thälmann was born in the city of Hamburg.<span class=EditorText>Part 9 of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Chancellor_Ernst_Thalmann>The Plot Against Germany</a> thread.</span>The Plot Against Germany: "Part 9" Steve Payne
In 1938 on his return from the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?story=a9706-S10c5q6l1>conference in Munich</a> to Heston Aerodrome, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain waves the paper signed by the so-called "Rimland Powers" of Great Britain, Italy, France and Germany.Fall of Comrade Stalin: "Part 3" Steve PayneAssassination of Benito Mussolini: "Part 14" Chris OakleyIn 1935 on this day at the Stresa Conference a settlement was signed by the Western victor powers that reaffirmed the Locarno Treaties declaring that the independence of Austria "would continue to inspire their common policy".The Fall of Comrade Stalin: "Part 2" Steve Payne
World War 1

"Gallipoli 1915": A Campaign Which Would Change A War David AtwellIn 1916 in response to unrestricted submarine warfare by the Germans, American President Woodrow Wilson delivered on April 18, 1916, an ultimatum that continued attack on American ships would provoke war. The next day, Neiu Nederlander President Theodoor van Rosevelt (pictured) traveled to Washington to show his agreement. If the US went to war, the American Dutch would bravely join them. April 19, 1916 - "Neiu Nederlanders" back Americans Jeff ProvineIn 1916 on this day five hundred Mexican raiders led by Pancho Villa attack Columbus, New Mexico.President Champ Clark vs "Pancho Villa" The Centaur of the North Steve Payne
In 1850 on this day 28th President of the United States James Beauchamp ("Champ") Clark was born in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky.Birth of "Champ Clark" the statesman from Pike County Steve PayneA Chacun Son Boche: "Part 15" Chris OakleyIn 1841 Admiral of the Fleet John Arbuthnot "Jacky" Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone was born on this day in Ramboda, Ceylon (present day Sri Lanka).Birth of "Jackie Fisher", Redux Eric Oppen
In 1841 British Admiral Jackie Fisher was born on this day in Ramboda, Ceylon (present day Sri Lanka). <span class=EditorText>This post was written by Dirk Puehl the highly recommended author of <a href=https://plus.google.com/u/0/101959956375064214309/posts>#onthisday #history</a> Google+ posts.</span>New Model Fleet wins the "Battle of Jutland" Dirk PuehlIn 1917 on this day Zimmermann sent a telegram to the United States. The World War had raged for nearly three years, and Germany felt the pinch with trench warfare in France, the British blockade, and bitter warfare on the icy Eastern Front. "Zimmermann" Sends Telegram to the United States Jeff ProvineIn 1914 Hindenburg had retired and was brought out of retirement to head the Operations in the East, with Ludendorff transferred from the General Staff. <span class=EditorText>An installment from the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Central_Powers_Victorious>Central Powers Victorious</a> thread.</span> Central Powers Victorious "Part 3": Recalled Hindenburg heads East Richard Roper
In 1943 on this day Serbian inventor Nichola Teslai died in Manhattan aged eighty-six.Serbian Inventor "Nichola Tesla" passes away Jeff ProvineIn 1916 on this day Paul von Hindenburg succeeds Erich von Falkenhayn, with whose strategy he disagreed, as Chief of the German General Staff. <span class=EditorText>An installment from the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Central_Powers_Victorious>Central Powers Victorious</a> thread.</span> Central Powers Victorious "Part 2": Max Hoffman heads west Steve PayneIn 1919 on this day the seventh Chancellor of the German Empire Georg Friedrich Graf von Hertling passed away in Berlin. He was seventy-five years old. <span class=EditorText>An installment from the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Central_Powers_Victorious>Central Powers Victorious</a> thread.</span> Central Powers Victorious "Part 1": Chancellor von Hertling passes away Steve Payne
Pre World War 1

In 1848 Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo thus ceding all territory north of Tampico to the United States for US$15 million.<span class=EditorText>An installment from <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=39th_parallel>39th Parallel</a> thread.</span>39th Parallel "Part 3": Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Steve PayneThe Story Of Frank And Jesse James: "Part 5" Chris OakleyIn 1804 on this day the select group of U.S. Army volunteers commissioned by President Jefferson as a "Corps of Discovery" departed from Camp Dubois, St. Louis. Led by Second Lieutenant William Clark, the expeditionaries travel to St Charles where they met up with their Commander, Captain Meriwether Lewis."Lewis and Clark Expedition" intercepted by Spanish Agents Steve Payne
Seizing The Telegraph Office: "Part 10" Chris OakleyIn 1872 on this day the twenty-ninth President of the United States, Alexander M. Palmer was born in White Haven, Pennsylvania."Alexander M. Palmer": 29th President of the United States Steve PayneIn 1898 on this day <a href=http://ww.alternatehistory.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=131800>Democrat Senator</a> Golda Meyerson was born in Kiev.Birth of Sen "Golda Meyerson" (D-WI) Steve Payne
In 1913 on this day the assassin Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (pictured) disembarked from the Krakow train at Viennas North Terminal station. Of dark complexion, he sported a large peasants moustache and carried a very basic wooden suitcase. The Arrests at the Central Cafe in the Old Town of Vienna "Part 2" Steve PayneIn 1913 on this day Imperial police arrested dozens of subversive intellectuals gathered at the Café Central, a notorious coffeehouse in the Old Town of Vienna.The Arrests at the Central Cafe in the Old Town of Vienna "Part 1" Steve PayneIn 1912 on-board the British Steamship SS Californian at a quarter after midnight, twenty-year old Cyril Furmstone Evans became the first wireless telegraphy operator in history to receive an SOS signal transmitted in Morse Code."RMS Titanic" Rescued by Modern Technology Steve Payne
In 1899 provoked by the blistering satire of his final novel, Russian authorities forced Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy into exile. Happy Endings 20: "Tolstoy" a Canadian Life Steve PayneIn 1912 while campaigning for the presidency in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, former President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt is shot at by a crank who said that "any man looking for a third term ought to be shot"."Bull Moose" escapes assassin's bullet Robbie TaylorIn 1867 on this day Great Britain <a href=http://wwww.alternatehistory.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=144041>purchased Alaska</a> from the Tsar. Long delayed by negotiating posturing, it was nevertheless a move that had been almost inevitable ever since the Russian-American Company entered into an agreement with the Hudsons Bay Company to grant British rights to sail through Russian territory."Alaska" Ice Crystal of the British Empire Steve Payne
18th

In 1794 French scientist Antoine Lavoisier, "the Father of Modern Chemistry", was tried by a revolutionary court for treason and sentenced to death by guillotine.Father of Modern Chemistry "Antoine Lavoisier" Jake DominguezIn 1745 on this day third Chief Justice of the United States Oliver Ellsworth was born in Windsor, Connecticut.Birth of Oliver Ellsworth: "3rd Chief Justice" Steve PayneVanishing Act: "the Strange Case of HMS Bounty" Chris Oakley
In 1754 on this day French royalist and businessman Jean Pierre de Batz, Baron de Sainte-Croix was born at Goutz-les-Tartas, in the Gers region of south-western France.Birth of Baron "Jean de Batz" Eric OppenIn 1794 on this day the seventh President of the United States Louis St Ann (real name López de Santa Anna) was born in Xalapa, New Spain.Birth of Seventh US President "Louis St Ann" Steve PayneIn 1779 in one of his last discoveries in a monumental career, James Cook set foot upon a small atoll in the northern Pacific that he dubbed "Bligh Island" after a junior officer on the expedition, though it would ultimately be renamed "Midway". James Cook Makes Landfall at "Midway" Jeff Provine
In 1771 Succeeding Lord Hawke today, 242 years ago, as First Lord of Admiralty, Welbore Ellis, Lord Dover, not only kept on the good work of his predecessor in reforming the Royal Navy but surpassed him - mostly by being one of the few upright persons in the otherwise chaotic and corrupt government of Lord North.<span class=EditorText>This post was written by Dirk Puehl the highly recommended author of <a href=https://plus.google.com/u/0/101959956375064214309/posts>#onthisday #history</a> Google+ posts.</span>"Lord Dover", Saviour of the Royal Navy Dirk PuehlIn 1756 on this day Classical Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in the Austrian city of Salzburg. Baptized Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, his family called him Wolferl, which is German for "Wolfie". "Mozart" finishes the Requiem Jeff ProvineIn 1788 with the loss of Georgia in the Rebellion of the American Colonies, Britains so-far-successful experiment in penal colonies as buffers to foreign expansion had been cut short. Prisoners Overthrow Guards in "New South Wales" Jeff Provine
"Nader Shah" Assassinated in Delhi Steve PayneIn 1764 the child prodigy Wolfgang Mozart performed for the Royal Family of King Louis XV in Versailles, France."Mozart" off his game at Versailles Robbie TaylorIn 1766 on this day the "Old Pretender" James Francis Edward Stuart died at the St Jamess Palace aged seventy-seven. His Majestys demise was just three months short of an ineffectual twenty year reign that followed the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?story=39554-X>restoration of the House of Stuart</a>.<span class=EditorText>This article is part of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Glorious45>Glorious 45</a> thread</span>.Death of "Old Pretender" James Francis Edward Stuart Steve Payne
US Civil War

In 1896 on this day the United States Supreme Court ruled in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson.United States Supreme Court rules in the case of "Plessy v. Ferguson" Eric LippsIn 1860 on this day Senator William H. Seward won the Republican Party presidential nomination comfortably beating a semi-obscure Illinois Representative (due to his established based of support at the convention, this man would serve as Vice President).Union President William H. Seward: "Part 2" Steve PayneIn 1801 on this day the sixteenth President of the United States William Henry Seward was born in Florida, New York.Union President William H. Seward: "Part 1" Steve Payne
In 1875 on this day John Cabell Breckinridge died in Lexington, Kentucky. He was only fifty-four years old.POTCS "John C. Breckinridge" dies Steve PayneIn 1968 [1] on this day Alabama Governor George Wallace was assassinated by Arthur Bremer in the Confederate State of East Maryland while campaigning to become President. Running as a Nationalist, he was hoping to succeed 19th POTCS <a href=http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson_(Two_Americas)>Lyndon Baines Johnson</a> whose single six-year term was due to end on March 4, 1969. <span class=EditorText>An installment of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Federal_Lost_Cause>Federals Lost Cause</a> thread.</span>Federal's Lost Cause: "Part 10" - Governor Wallace assassinated Steve PayneIn 1830 on this day the father of Upper Carolina, Zebulon Baird Vance was born in Weaverville, Buncombe County.Birth of "Zebulon Baird Vance", father of Upper Carolina Eric Lipps
In 1813 on this day twentieth US Postmaster General Montgomery Blair was born in Franklin County, Kentucky. <span class=EditorText>An installment of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Federal_Lost_Cause>Federals Lost Cause</a> thread.</span>Federal's Lost Cause: "Part 7" - Montgomery Blair remains in post Steve PayneIn 1865 Commanding General of the Union Army, Ulysses S. Grant was <a href=http://www.gateway.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=245480>quietly removed</a> from his post a week after the inauguration of President George B. McClellan. <span class=EditorText>An installment of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Federal_Lost_Cause>Federals Lost Cause</a> thread.</span>Federal's Lost Cause: "Part 6" - General Grant dismissed Steve PayneIn 1859 on this fateful day the Sequoyah Tribal Council agreed to the formation of a coherent self-government of the Indian Territory of Eastern Oaklahoma. <span class=EditorText>An installment of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Federal_Lost_Cause>Federals Lost Cause</a> thread.</span> Federal's Lost Cause: "Part 8" - State of Sequoyah Steve Payne
In 1864 on this day the incomparable cavalry commander James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart sustained a light gun-shot wound at the Yellow Tavern, a battle fought at an abandoned inn located six miles north of Richmond. <span class=EditorText>An installment of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Federal_Lost_Cause>Federals Lost Cause</a> thread.</span> Federal's Lost Cause: "Part 9" - General Stuart injured Steve PayneIn 1838 on this day the famed actor and elusive Presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth was born in Bel Air, Maryland.Birth of "John Wilkes Booth" Steve PayneIn 1864 on this day William T. Shermans Union forces captured Atlanta. <span class=EditorText>An installment of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Federal_Lost_Cause>Federals Lost Cause</a> thread.</span>Federal's Lost Cause: "Part 5" - Atlanta falls too late to save Lincoln Steve Payne
Napoleonic War

In 1813 on this day as Napoleon reflected on how yesterdays battle at Lutzen had been an indecisive tactical victory when he needed another Austerlitz to end this war before Austria entered it, he kept coming back to Neys inept handling of his corps. He had allowed himself to be surprised by the allied attack. Ney had been one of the few heroes of the retreat from Moscow. Napoleon had given him a large corps to command as a reward. It now seemed clear that Ney was still too shattered from the previous winters fighting to be trusted with such a command. Ney was still popular with the army so he was bumped to command of a division de marche of Young Guards which while a nominal demotion would not have been seen as such by the army. Napoleon's Command Change before the "Battle of Bautzen" Scott PalterIn 1792 near the northern village of Valmy in Champagne-Ardenne, the Duke of Brunswicks Prussian Regulars crushed citizen volunteers serving under French Generals François Kellermann and Charles Dumouriez.Crushing Prussian defeat at "Valmy" Steve PayneIn germinal 03 year 9 by the Revolutionary Calendar, First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte was shot dead in the city of Amiens where he was somewhat half-heartedly leading negotiations towards a "Definitive Peace" with the British Government.The Assassination of "Napoleon Bonaparte" Eric Oppen
In 1804 Napoleon Pardons Duke of Enghien. Napoleon Pardons "Duke of Enghien" Jeff ProvineIn 1803 the brutal field execution of the patriot spies Meriwether Lewis and William Clark by British irregular forces operating outside of British Crown Territory forced open the explosive issue of revolutionary forces being harboured in French Louisiana.British purchase of "French Louisiana" Steve PayneIn 1806 on this day the Holy Roman Emperor Francis II was forced to abdicate in favour of Napoleon Bonaparte following the disastrous defeat of Third Coalition forces at the Battle of Austerlitz."Napoleon Bonaparte" Crowned Holy Roman Emperor Steve Payne
In 1815 a week after his fruitless return to Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte left Malmaison for Rochefort where he evaded English coast guards to board a vessel that carried him to the United States.Napoleon's Escape to "North America" Reboot Steve PayneIn 1815 on this day the American shipping merchant Sampson Vryling Stoddard (S.V.S.) Wilder disembarked at his home port of Boston accompanied by the deposed French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.Napoleon's Escape to "North America" Steve PayneIn 1815 Napoleon Victorious at Waterloo. Born the second of eight children of a Corsican lawyer, Napoleon Bonaparte rose to become Emperor of France through merit and impeccable timing. As a colonel and then general in Revolutionary France, Napoleon proved himself on battlefields in Italy and the streets of Paris. "Napoleon" Victorious at Waterloo Jeff Provine
In 1807 at the height of the War of the Fourth Coalition against Napoleon, France came under defeat by Russia because of a simple failed charge. Napoleon Defeated at "Eylau" Jeff ProvineIn 1806 on this day the Holy Roman Emperor Francis II was forced to abdicate in favour of Napoleon Bonaparte following the disastrous defeat of Third Coalition forces at the Battle of Austerlitz."Napoleon Bonaparte" crowned Holy Roman Emperor Steve PayneIn 1793 on this day Jean-Paul Marat survived an assassination attempt by a twenty-four-year-old girl Girondin sympathizer called Charlotte Corday."Jean-Paul Marat" survives assassination attempt Jeff Provine
American Revolution

In 1789 on this day the Plural Executive took the oath of office on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street. It was the triumph of good governance that Benjamin Franklin had fought for at the Philadelphia Convention. And if he cut a less than striking image well perhaps that was the whole point, a first step towards collective responsibility.Benjamin Franklin calls for a "Plural Executive" Steve PayneIn 1758 on this day Americas first three-term President James Monroe was born on his parents house located in a wooded area of Westmoreland County, Virginia. Birth of Three-Term President "Monroe" Steve PayneIn 1721 on this day the first Vice President of the United States Roger Sherman was born in Newton, Massachusetts.Birth of Vice President "Roger Sherman" Steve Payne
In 1790 on this day <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?story=39555-7>Americas first president, Benjamin Franklin</a>, died in the capitol at Philadelphia in the middle of his first term.<span class=EditorText>This article is part of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=American_Heroes>American Heroes</a> thread</span>.Passing of President "Franklin" Robbie TaylorIn 1765 it might have been pure ignorance paired with a certain amount of overconfidence that made the British general Jeffrey Amherst act like he had an army of 10.000 behind him when he triggered the Great Indian War, because, actually, Amherst had no army to speak of. <span class=EditorText>This post was written by Dirk Puehl the highly recommended author of <a href=https://plus.google.com/u/0/101959956375064214309/posts>#onthisday #history</a> Google+ posts.</span>British general Jeffrey Amherst triggers "Great Indian War" Dirk PuehlIn 1778 fatally pierced by splinters from the mizzen yard, John Adams murmoured "I ought to do my Share of fighting" before expiring in the arms of his ten-year old son John Quincy onboard the Continental Navy frigate Boston."John Adams" killed during AmRev David Tenner
In 1732 on this day the shadowy historical character of the Baron of Ohio, George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia, British America.Baron of Ohio, "George Washington" Steve PayneIn 1807 former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason in Wakefield, Alabama and confined to Fort Stoddert."Aaron Burr" arrested for treason Robbie TaylorIn 1776 Benjamin Franklin sent a letter to General Charles Lee, expressing his wish that "pikes could be introduced" along with "bows and arrows", which, Franklin added, "were good weapons, not wisely laid aside". What if the Continental Congress and the American army had taken up Franklins suggestion? Fighting the AmRev with "Guns and Bows and Arrows" Brian Tubbs
In 1793 John Hancock, first president of the United States of America, celebrated his fifty-seventh birthday. President "John Hancock" celebrates his fifty-seventh birthday Eric LippsIn 1737 on this day American merchant and statesman John Hancock was born in Braintree in the Province of Massachusetts Bay.Birth of "John Hancock", Redux Steve PayneIn 1790 on this day <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?story=39555-7>Americas first president, Benjamin Franklin</a> was born in Boston, Massachusetts Bay.<span class=EditorText>This article is part of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=American_Heroes>American Heroes</a> thread</span>.Passing of America's First President "Benjamin Franklin" Steve Payne
17th Century

In 1626 on this day Dutch explorer Peter Minuit arrives in New Netherland aboard the See Meeuw. "Nieuw-Nederland" founded by Peter Minuit Jeff ProvineThe Royal House of Cromwell: "Part 1" David AtwellBy 1647 things looked quite bleak for the settlements of the Dutch West India Companys settlements in North America. New Amsterdam, the companys most important trade centre, was lost to the English in 1665 and it was a bold stroke that the Dutch naval captain Jurriaen Aernoutsz captured the French settlements of Acadia along the Kennebec River during the Franco-Dutch War of 1674.<span class=EditorText>This post was written by Dirk Puehl the highly recommended author of <a href=https://plus.google.com/u/0/101959956375064214309/posts>#onthisday #history</a> Google+ posts.</span>The Foundation of "Nieuw Zwolle" and the Republic of New Holland Dirk Puehl
In 1638 the first two Swedish ships, the "Fogel Grip" and the "Kalmar Nyckel" landed at the site of todays metropolis Kristinastad and established the first Swedish settlement in the New World. With 600 settlers following to strike roots soon after, the new colony was soon at loggerheads with the Dutch settlement of Nieuw Nederland. <span class=EditorText>This post was written by Dirk Puehl the highly recommended author of <a href=https://plus.google.com/u/0/101959956375064214309/posts>#onthisday #history</a> Google+ posts.</span>"New Sweden" founded in America Dirk PuehlWhen in 1610 the catholic Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II intervened in the War of the Jülich succession by occupying the small, but strategically located, protestant United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg it seemed that would be the fuse to light the keg.The "Defenestration" of Prague Marko BosscherIn 1603 Anne Stanley Succeeds Elizabeth I March 24, 1603 - "Anne Stanley" Succeeds Elizabeth I Jeff Provine
March 20, 1600 - Linkoping Bloodbath includes King Sigismund. Linkoping Bloodbath includes "King Sigismund" Jeff ProvineIn 1688 Lionel Sackville English political leader and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was born on this day.<span class=EditorText>This post was written by Dirk Puehl the highly recommended author of <a href=https://plus.google.com/u/0/101959956375064214309/posts>#onthisday #history</a> Google+ posts.</span>Birth of "Lionel Sackville" Irish King of the Roads Dirk PuehlIn 1645 Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, former Captain General of the Parliamentary Forces was hanged on his 54th birthday.<span class=EditorText>This post was written by Dirk Puehl the highly recommended author of <a href=https://plus.google.com/u/0/101959956375064214309/posts>#onthisday #history</a> Google+ posts.</span>The Execution of "Robert Devereux" Dirk Puehl
Washington, Banzai! "Part 5" Chris OakleyIn 1649 on this day the Rump Parliament voted to put Charles I on trial. But Dirk Puehl wonders what if the outbreak of the English Civil War had actually been avoided by a game-changing point of divergence?<span class=EditorText>This post was written by Dirk Puehl the highly recommended author of <a href=https://plus.google.com/u/0/101959956375064214309/posts>#onthisday #history</a> Google+ posts.</span>The Fortuitous Death of "Thomas Wentworth" Dirk PuehlIn 1664 on this day the Dutch defenders of Fort Amsterdam received first reports that the English invasion fleet had sunk in a storm. <span class=EditorText>An article from the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=American_Heroes>American Heroes</a> thread.</span>Dutch keep control of "New Netherlands" Steve Payne
10th to 16th Centuries

In 1217 on this fateful day the forces of His Majesty Louis I King of England and France triumphed at the Second Battle of Lincoln.Plantagenet lose "Baron's War" Steve Payne"Red Rose" Running Rampant Fearless LeaderIn 1568 on this day Mary, Queen of Scots escaped from Loch Leven Castle, a remote fortress located in the middle of a body of fresh water in Perth and Kinross.Happy Endings Part "22": The Escape from Loch Leven Castle Eric Oppen
In 1385 demonstrating the indisputable charm that had rightfully earned him the name "William the Courteous", the Duke of Austria gained the approval of the lords of lesser Poland to marry their eleven year old monarch, Jadwiga.Happy Endings "Part 21": Jadwiga betrothed to William the Courteous, Duke of Austria Steve PayneIn 1555 after eighteen long months of siege the Florentine-Imperial army withdrew from the Tuscan City State of Siena. Although it had been in existence for four centuries, its survival had become precarious ever since the beginning of the Italian War. When the Republic was defeated by the rival Duchy of Florence in alliance with the Spanish crown its future independence looked very bleak indeed.Siege of "Siena" Lifted Steve PayneIn 1509 on this day Arthur Tudor ascended the throne of England on the death of his father, Henry VII. But the country would experience a sharp diminution in status during his ill-fated reign.Ascension of "King Arthur II" Steve Payne
In 1395 in a desperate battle fought on the banks of the Terek River in the North Caucasus, the forces of Tokhtamysh khan of the Blue Horde prevailed, saving the capital city, Sarai from falling to Timurs invading army. Golden Horde triumph at the "Terek River" Steve PayneIn 1388 at the Battle of Näfels, the Habsburgs crushed a heavily out-numbered force of the Glarus and their allies, the Old Swiss Confederation. Habsburg Victory at the "Battle of Nafels" Steve PayneIn 1594 on this day Henry IXth, King of England was born Henry Frederick Stuart (eldest son of James I & VI) in Stirling Castle, Scotland.Birth of "Henry IX (The Great)", King of England Steve Payne
In 1614 the first recorded interracial in the New World between the planter John Rolfe and the "Mother of the Confederation" Pocahontas took place in Jamestown, Virginia. Initially, Rolfe saw marriage to a daughter of the paramount chief of the then already relatively powerful Native Powhatan Confederation as a good idea to secure his expanding tobacco plantations. What agenda Pocahontas and her father, known as Chief Powhatan may have pursued originally is unclear, but the baptised and newly-wed Native Princess took her husband to a visit of the English mother country, accompanied by trusted Powhatan advisors. She met with King James I in England who almost had Rolfe executed for high treason for forming an alliance without royal consent and excluded him from the meetings on grounds of his lower social status. Pocahontas fell ill when the couple was about to return to Virginia, but finally recovered and returned to the New World in the spring of 1618. <span class=EditorText>This post was written by Dirk Puehl the highly recommended author of <a href=https://plus.google.com/u/0/101959956375064214309/posts>#onthisday #history</a> Google+ posts.</span>Mother of the Confederation "Pocahontas" Dirk PuehlIn 1242 Novgorod was under heavy pressure from both the East and the West. In the east the Golden Horde loomed, while Novgorod was repeatedly invaded from the west during the Northern Crusades. And when the Teutonic Order invaded once again Alexander, elected Prince of Novgorod, marched against them with a substantial army. Meeting the Teutonic forces, led by Hermann the Prince-Bishop of Dorpat, near the bank of Lake Peipus. Hoping to draw the knights into a disadvantageous position Alexander withdrew across the narrow strait connecting Lake Peipus with neighbouring Lake Pskovskoe.Alexander Nevsky defeated at the "Battle of Lake Peipus" Marko BosscherIn 1453 on this day the Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II began the two-month, unsuccessful siege of Constantinople. Constantinople Siege Raised by "Tenth Crusade" Jeff Provine
First Millenium

In 300 A.D. on this day Byzantium (itself a Latinization of the original Greek name Byzantion) was officially renamed Nova Roma during a dedication ceremony. Nevertheless, the City was popularly referred to as Constantinople until 29th May, 1453 when the name was reverted back to Byzantium. Of course, by then the resettlement of the Italian Peninsula was well underway.Reversion of Byzantium: Rise of a "Second Greek Empire" Steve PayneIn 92 A.H. on this fateful day an invading army of Arabs, Berbers and Iberian Jews under the command of the Muslim Governor of North Africa, Musa ibn Nusair defeated King Rodrigo and his Visigoth nobility at the <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Guadalete>Battle of Guadalete</a>. Soon afterwards, they captured the Visigothic capital of Toledo, and the Christian Kingdom of Hispania fell.Foundation of "al-Gharb" prelude to Islamic Atlantis Steve PayneThe Catastrophe at "Clontaf"! Ruairi James Heekin
In 238 AD on this day the barbarian Emperor Maximinus Thrax entered Aquileia after soldiers of the II Parthica finally broke through the citys defences.The Triumph of "Maximinus Thrax" Steve PayneIn AD 33 on this day Jesus was deceived into giving the Jewish leadership an unmistakeable sign that he really was the Messiah by miraculously restoring the dismembered ear of the Temple Guard Malchus which had been cut off by Simon Peter during the struggle which preceded the arrest at the Garden of Gethsemane.The Last Temptation of "Jesus" Steve PayneIn 1081 on this day Alexios Komnenos was executed. Still considered by many the eastern Roman Empire, Byzantium fell into renewed chaos in the second millennium after centuries of rule reestablished by military strength of Justinian, Maurice, and Heraclitus. Justinian had pushed the empire to its zenith in the sixth century, and other great emperors worked to hold onto its expansive territory. However, the cost in manpower and resources gradually weakened the empire as Arab strength grew. The Macedonian dynasty of Basil the first restored much of the declining Byzantine strength, but the death of Empress Theodora, childless at 76, left the empire without clear leadership in 1056. Her successor Michael VI abdicated to become a monk, and his successor Isaac I abdicated after nearly being struck by lightning, leaving rule to the wealthy Doukas family. They bloated the bureaucracy with highly paid but ineffectual leadership, undercutting the soldiers, who began to rebel on the frontiers. April 5, 1081 - "Alexios Komnenos" Executed Jeff Provine
In 598 on this day Bayan I ordered his Avaro-Slavic hordes to destroy the Byzantine stronghold of Tomis.The City of "Tomis" falls to the Avars Steve PayneIn 180 AD on this day Marcus Aurelius died leaving his two sons Titus and Commodus the co-emperors of the Roman Empire.Death of "Marcus Aurelius" Steve PayneIn 364 on this day in Dadastana the Emperor Flavius Jovianus (Jovian) was <a href=http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=63833>pulled from his tent</a> choking on the poisonous fumes of a charcoal fire.Emperor "Jovian" Survives Steve Payne
It has been 73 years since the Crucifixion, and the Israelites have launched an unsuccessful rebellion to defend the Temple in Jerusalem. The survivors have fled to Masada, but soon the Romans are close to conquering them, too. The defenders are about to commit mass suicide .. when Jesus appears to them, carrying what seems to be a large iron egg.Who would "Jesus" bomb? Jackie RoseIn 447 on this day the Walls of Constantinople were severely damaged by an earthquake, destroying large parts of the wall, including 57 towers. "Constantinople", imperial city of the Huns Steve PayneIn 193 AD after the assassination of Emperor Commodus, the Roman Senate arose under the guidance of Publius Helvius Pertinax to reinstate the principles of republicanism after more than two centuries of rule by emperors. "Rome" Returns to the Republic Jeff Provine
Pre Christ

The Glory that was "Macedon" Anon"Philip the Great", Emperor of Great Macedonia AnonIt is 1334 BC and Pharaoh Akhenaten has just died without a son. Happy Endings "Part 19": Pharoah Moses Jackie Rose
In 753 BC on this day Remus, the legendary founder of the Remorian Republic <a href=http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=94360>murdered his brother</a> Romulus in cold blood."Remus" kills his brother Romulus Steve PayneIn 330 BC on this day Alexander of Macedonians sent the main force of his army to Persepolis.The Glory that is "Persepolis" Steve PayneIn 44 B C Conspirators Assassinate Caesar and Antony. Conspirators Assassinate "Caesar and Antony" Jeff Provine
In 183 BC on this day Consul for life and Dictator Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (pictured) died in the "ungrateful" city of Rome [1]."Scipio Africanus", Dictator for Life Steve PayneCarthagian Fleet Victorious at "Aegates Islands" Jeff ProvineIn 202 BC on this day the Carthaginian General Hannibal Barca unleashed an unstoppable charge of eighty elephants that forced a Roman army commanded by Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus to flee the battlefield in terror and confusion.Hannibal Barca wins the "Battle of Zama" Steve Payne
In 522 B.C. In the wake of the fall of Babylon, the Persians and Medes rose up in a great empire under Cyrus. His mighty rule stretched from the Indus to the mountainous reaches of central Asia through Babylonia and Arabia to Judea, where it met with the border of the Egyptian kingdom. Cyruss son Cambyses II decided to add Egypt to the menagerie of the empire. "Bardiya" Executes Treasonous Lords Jeff ProvineIn 36 BC in a brilliantly organized resurgence of Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate, the fleet of Agrippa, admiral of Octavian was decimated at the great naval battle of Naulochus.Glorious Pompeian victory at "Naulochus" Steve PayneIn 330 BC the Macedonian Army crossed the border into neighboroughing Scythia in pursuit of the defeated Persian Emperor Darius III."Alexander the Great" perishes in his Scythian Misadventure Steve Payne
Fan Fiction

In 1970 on this day the filming of Roald Dahls "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" began in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany (it was significantly cheaper than filming in the U.S. and the setting was conducive to Wonkas factory).Richard Prior plays "The Candyman" Willy Wonka Steve PayneIn 1915 B-Movie director George O. Welles was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin.B-Movie director "Orson Welles" born Jake DominguezIn 1822 Sir Harry Paget Flashman VC KCB KCIE the fictionalized anti-hero of the Flashman Papers was born on this day to H. Buckley Flashman, Esq., Ashby, and Hon. Alicia Paget.Birth of "Sir Harry Paget Flashman" Eric Oppen
In 1998 to mark the seventy-fifth birthday of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?story=39682-F>former President</a>, Bill Clinton signed legislation that authorized a change of name to the Charlton Heston Washington National Airport. <span class=EditorText>An installment from the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=49th_State>49th State</a> thread.</span>"Charlton Heston" Washington National Airport sparks fury in Hispanic Community Steve PayneIn 1914 on this day American film and stage actor Tyrone Edmund Power, Jr. was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. From 1930s to the 1950s Power appeared in dozens of films, often in swashbuckler roles or romantic leads. His better-known films include The Mark of Zorro, Blood and Sand, The Black Swan, Prince of Foxes, The Black Rose, and Captain from Castile. Happy Endings: "Part 22" Tyrone Power lives Steve PayneInternational History Blogfest for "May Day" Dirk Puehl
International History Blogfest for "April 26th" Confederate Memorial Day Dirk PuehlIn 1932 on this day American singer-songwriter, actor, and author John R. "Johnny" Cash was born in Kingsland, Arkansas.The Man in Black: "Johnny Cash" Steve PayneInternational History Blogfest for "April 19th" Dutch-American Friendship Day Dirk Puehl
International History Blogfest for "April 12th" Cosmonautics Day Dirk PuehlInternational History Blogfest for "April 5th" Dirk PuehlInternational Blogfest for "April Fool's Day" Dirk Puehl
Alien Space Bats

In 1968 two Murfeesboro, Tennessee residents visiting Memphis on a vacation were admitted to St. Josephs Hospital after complaining of high fevers and severe headaches.Dead Serious - World War Z: The Vietnam Edition " Part 1" Chris OakleyIn 2013 on this day Washington, D.C is laid waste by an asteroid. The "War on Extraterrestrials" begins Steve PayneIn 2011 aware that no sane TV director would permit live coverage, pro-life activists upload home-made footage of the <a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF3unTj9zBQ&feature=fvsr>alien lab rats</a> onto Youtube."Pro-lifers" release alien lab-rats Steve Payne
In 1883 the break-up of the Alfianello meteorite in the earths atmosphere might well have prevented an extinction level event from occurring but by showering the globe with petroleum-eating bacteria the further development of human civilization was indefinitely arrested.World is "Steampunked" by the Alfianello meteorite Steve PayneIn 2015 scientists determine that life force consciousness is an electrical phenomena that ceases at the moment of discorporation.Wonky science creates a "Party World" Steve PayneIn 1367 the necromancer King of England Richard of Bordeaux was born on this day.King of the White Hart: "Richard II" Steve Payne
In 1999 on this day an amazing discovery was made by a US expeditionary team operating at the summit of Mount Ararat in Turkey.<span class=EditorText>An installment from the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=The_Miracles>Miracles</a> thread.</span>Fourth Miracle: "Noah Ark" discovered Steve PayneIn 2012 humanitys first contact with a superior alien species was concluded by the decommissioning of the majority-Mlosh city of QuMar. Humanity makes "First Contact" Steve PayneIn 1861 Confederate negotiators James Mason and John Slidell narrowly escape Federal arrest on the British mail packet RMS Trent but unfortunately their <a href=http://www.steampunklincoln.com/>steam-powered exo-skeletons</a> fail and Yankee sailors from the USS San Jacinto fish them out of the sea. A cursory inspection of their Dixie-logoed Head bags soon confirmed the sinister nature of their secret mission: to travel to London to seek diplomatic recognition for the Confederacy.The "Mason and Slidell" Skank Steve Payne
In 1945 on this day Adolf Hitler and the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?story=39568-6>Infamous Lava Man</a> were both killed after a Schauberger "Repulsine" engine failure caused their sabotaged Haunebu-type Nazi saucer craft to crash land on approach to the secret base in New Swabia, Antarctica.<font size=-2 color=red>Click <a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9cfagHi-I4><img border=0 src=http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/2.0/global/icons/video_icon.gif></a> to watch the Nazi UFO Conspiracy on Youtube!</font>Farewell to the "Magicians" Steve PayneIn 1945 despite the Infamous Lava Man being too far gone for current re-animation technology to succeed, the alien scientists at the Secret Nazi Base in New Swabia, Antartica did manage to bring Adolf Hitler <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?story=39771-L>back to life</a> although admittedly he was hopelessly insane."Back to Life" Steve PayneIn 2010 on this day surviving resistance commanders raced against time to reach the reactivated secret Nazi base in New Swabia, Antartica where they searched for clues that might be hidden in the hopeless stream of footage showing the tentacles of monstrous alien squids destroying human property."Tempus Fugit" Steve Payne
Miscellaneous

Aptitude Test: "Part 11" Chris OakleyIn 1865 Lees rebels, mistakenly believed to be holed up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, were actually in Battery Park City readying their steam-powered mecha-suits for an audacious surprise attack. <span class=EditorText>An episode from the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Steampunk_America>Steampunk America</a> thread.</span>Steampunk America: "Part 2" Steve PayneIn 1865 Chancellor Bismarcks arrival in a steam-powered exo-skeleton upstaged the dirigibles carrying mustachio-twirling German diplomats and monocled English & French civil servants to the Colonial Conference in New Amsterdam. Which was to say nothing of the majestic dapperness of the Russian contingent. The Dutch of course were already there. <span class=EditorText>An episode from the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Steampunk_America>Steampunk America</a> thread.</span>Steampunk America: "Part 1" Steve Payne
In 2012 in a worldwide scandal that has made laffaire Petraeus look like an episode of The Donna Reed Show, Benjamin Netanyahu and Hillary Clinton have run off together.The "Hillary and Bibi" Affair Jackie RoseMovie Review: "Red Dawn" (Then and Now) Andrew Beane Non-AH Content Israel's Latest Injustice in "Gaza" Andrew Beane Non-AH Content
Aptitude Test: "Part 10" Chris OakleyIn 1968 on this fateful day on this day in New York City, the musical group Brothers Gibb (aka Bee Gees, pictured) began recording <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odessa_(Bee_Gees_album)>Odessa</a> their sixth (and final) studio album.The "Bee Gees" Permanently Split in 1969 Steve PayneIt is 2012 and although he lost the Presidential election, Mitt Romney did go on to be chosen as the winner of the Mr. America male beauty contest."Mitt" loses election but wins Mr. America crown Jackie Rose
It is 2012 and in a dramatic return to his Mormon roots, Mitt Romney has announced that he plans to take on three more wives.The Four "Mrs. Romneys" Jackie RoseAptitude Test: "Part 8" Chris OakleyAptitude Test: "Part 7" Chris Oakley

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