1980s

Neue Sonne Uber Europa is my personal take on an Axis victory scenario, spanning from 1939 to 1985 and depicting a five-way Cold War between Germany, Italy, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States. In part one, we covered the timeline of events in Europe, which can be found here...

So we all know what happened to Mexico in the 1980s to Present : Under the PRI Dictatorship, it became embroiled in corruption and the wars with the Cartels then Vicente Fox and his successor made it worse, then we had the return of PRI with Npeto or whatever his name was, and now we have AMLO...

What would happen if Acorn Computers manage to produce the Electron on time for December 1982 ? The Electron a compatible low cost version of the BBC Micro, with 32k ram with cost around £199. but got delay to march 1983, do Ferranti Semiconductor was unable to produce Custom ULA on Time...

Argentina's dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands goes back centuries, but the 1982 invasion of the islands by Argentina's Junta was largely motivated by a desire to stir up patriotic sentiment to distract from domestic unrest. What would it have taken to prevent the Junta making this...

Blue Skies in Camelot: An Alternate 60s and Beyond Act III: Progress & Prosperity (Con't) “Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different...

The "Canadian Caper" was the successful rescue of six American diplomats by the Canadian government and the CIA under the guise of filming a fictional sci fi movie called "Argo." So, WI it had worked in freeing all of the hostages? How does it impact the Ayatollah and the revolutionary...

Hey guys! Writing a timeline to me always seemed extremely difficult, with myself needing quite a bit of knowledge about many things to make a truly realistic experience. But I've decided to take a crack at it, because why not? Before I get started, though: 1. I am absolutely taking...

What POD or changes could be made (post 1900 of course) that could lead to a Second American Civil War breaking out in 1981?

You know the 1960s is one of my favorite decades, so much tragedy and triumph in one decade from the assassination of Kennedy and Vietnam to the Civil Right movement and the Moon Landings. Of course, this all got me thinking what if someone else was in charge instead of JFK or LBJ? I would like...

Obviously a successful democratic 1980s is a scenario that is interesting to me and a lot of people on the site. Realistically for it to happen the POD is a Republican whether it’s Ford or Reagan wins in 1976 and their term is a disaster where the economy is in the tank by election time ( for...

The Mouse Who Sold The World The Incredible Story of Walt Disney, America's Showman __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Part I: America's...

(This is my first ATL, so I hope it turns out well) February 7th, 1964: While on their way to John F. Kennedy Airport, the Beatles' plane crashes into the Atlantic Ocean. There are no survivors reported. (Feel free to add whatever events or PODs you want, just as long as it's not ASB)

On 12th July 1983 Neil Kinnock was involved in a very serious car accident whilst returning to London from giving a speech in Wales. His car careered off the road and somersaulted over the barrier. His vehicle was totally written off, but Kinnock survived the incident unscathed and continued his...

Warday was a novel published in 1983 that might now be considered an alternate history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warday Written in the form of journal entries and interviews, it details the state of the USA after a "limited" accidental nuclear exchange. It suggested a divided USA being...

In January 1989, the Ayatollah Khomeini wrote an open letter to Mikhail Gorbachev. In the letter, Khomeini applauded Gorbachev for recognising the need for reform within the USSR and for supposedly seeing the ways that Marxism was insufficient as an ideology. However, he warned that, the way...

Let's say some hick town arrogant sheriff arrests a medal of honor vet for vagrancy, he snaps after a beating and the infamous shave scene but is shot dead soon after in the woods.(I doubt someone could actually escape like rambo from a station full of armed police), no cops are killed, only...

General Secretary Boris Yeltsin and Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev The passing of time brings them together once more: Boris Yeltsin would have turned 90 on February 1, and Mikhail Gorbachev will mark his 90th birthday slightly more than a month later, on March 2. This invites comparison...

Apparently it almost happened: https://unbelievable-facts.com/2018/05/10-lesser-known-events-history.html So WI it had?

Evening everyone. I've been intrigued by India, the politics of the country, political turmoil, and how India was altered by the aftermath of Operation Blue Star as well as the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Having seen timelines ranging from the 1970s or 1980s on AH.com...

WI Reagan had kept US Marines in Lebanon after the barracks bombing by sending in reinforcements to retaliate?