Alternate Timelines

All Scenarios

Browse all alternate history scenarios across different time periods and regions.

What If The Texas City Refinery Explosion Never Occurred?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the catastrophic 2005 BP Texas City refinery explosion was prevented, potentially transforming industrial safety standards and BP's corporate trajectory.

What If The Thirty Years' War Never Happened?

Exploring the alternate timeline where religious and political tensions in the Holy Roman Empire were resolved peacefully, preventing the devastating conflict that reshaped European power dynamics for centuries.

What If The Three Mile Island Accident Never Occurred?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear accident never happened, potentially altering the trajectory of nuclear energy in America and globally.

What If The Thresher Submarine Never Sank?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the USS Thresher (SSN-593) avoided its catastrophic 1963 sinking, potentially reshaping submarine safety standards, Cold War naval strategy, and underwater technological development.

What If The Tiananmen Square Protests Succeeded?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests led to democratic reforms in China, fundamentally altering the trajectory of global politics, economics, and human rights in the 21st century.

What If The Tianjin Explosions Never Occurred?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the devastating 2015 Tianjin port explosions were prevented, potentially altering China's approach to industrial safety, global supply chains, and hazardous materials regulation worldwide.