There was a thread on Twitter a few months ago about "history balancing on a knife's edge." All the examples (many of which also appear here) are fascinating.
My own favorite (no disrespect to the others) is C. Wade McClusky, the hero of the Battle of Midway in WW II. He just happened to find the Japanese carriers, where no one else would have thought to look, and sink them.
Had the US lost, it might have lost Hawaii as well. Then what would have happened? I can't say and neither can anyone else.
My own favorite (no disrespect to the others) is C. Wade McClusky, the hero of the Battle of Midway in WW II. He just happened to find the Japanese carriers, where no one else would have thought to look, and sink them.
Had the US lost, it might have lost Hawaii as well. Then what would have happened? I can't say and neither can anyone else.