On April 24, 1980, United States special forces suffered a bitter failure with Operation "Eagle Claw", the attempt to rescue the Americans being held hostage in Tehran during the Iran Hostage Crisis, being aborted following a collision between aircraft at the initial staging area of the operation that resulted in 8 casualties.
What if the failed rescue attempt had succeeded or met with an even worse failure?
The siege and fall of the Alamo in 1836 has been immortalized in historical legend and portrayed in theatrical grandeur as "13 Days to Glory." But, what if Santa Anna had chosen to quickly assault the makeshift fortress or bypass it all together to gain the prize of the fleeing Texian leadership and army?
When most people list the monarchs of England, they would not likely include any mention of Queen Jane--the woman known to history as Lady Jane Grey. How might the path of English history have been different if she "reigned" for more than nine fateful days in 1553?
