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On this day in alternate history: August 14, 1980
On August 14, 1980, Senator Edward M. Kennedy accepted the Democratic nomination for the United States presidency. It was an historic moment for many reasons. It was the reintroduction of Camelot. His defeat of incumbent president Jimmy Carter also marked the first time in nearly 100 years that an incumbent president actively sought and lost…
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On this day in alternate history: August 5, 1983
A cult classic of cinema, Risky Business starring Brian Backer, premiered on this day forty-three years ago. The plot of the film centers on a down-on-his-luck high schooler, Joel Goodson (Backer), who struggles with the ladies. When his wealthy parents leave for vacation, Goodson meets a call girl. The film follows their exploits while the…
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On this day in alternate history: August 2, 1923
At the 1920 Republican National Convention, delegates nominated Warren G. Harding, the poker-playing Ohio senator, to be their presidential nominee. He won that election on a promise that America would “Return to Normalcy.” Two-and-a-half years into his term, Harding was dead, and his running mate, Irvine Lenroot ascended to the presidency. Lenroot had been chosen…
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On this day in alternate history: July 29, 1981
Today, King Charles III and Queen Amanda celebrate their forty-fifth wedding anniversary. The king and queen are second cousins who began their courtship in 1980, after the assassination of Lord Mountbatten – the king’s grand uncle and the queen’s grandfather – by the IRA. Though the queen rejected the king’s first proposal, they remained friendly…
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