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Stroke of Fate

13 episodes · 1953 · NBC · Historical

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NBC's series of 'what if' histories: each week a turning point of history went the other way, and a historian commented on what really happened.

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1953

• Robert E. Lee October 4, 1953 · NBC · 26 min
  The first show of NBC's 'what if' histories: what if Robert E. Lee had accepted Lincoln's offer to lead the Union armies? Historian Allan Nevins comments.
• The Earl of Essex October 11, 1953 · NBC · 28 min
  What if the Earl of Essex's plot against Queen Elizabeth had succeeded? Told by Sir Walter Raleigh.
• The Burr-Hamilton Duel October 18, 1953 · 24 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• Escape of Marie Antoinette October 25, 1953 · 25 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• Lincoln's Consular Service November 1, 1953 · 25 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “A Young Abraham Lincoln Had.”
• Benedict Arnold November 8, 1953 · NBC · 30 min
  What if Benedict Arnold's treason had succeeded?
• Caesar and Cleopatra November 15, 1953 · NBC · 30 min
  What if Julius Caesar had married Cleopatra?
• Germany Invades the Rhineland November 22, 1953 · NBC · 30 min
  What if France had marched against Hitler when he sent troops into the Rhineland in 1936?
• The Battle of Quebec November 29, 1953 · NBC · 30 min
  What if the French had won the Battle of Quebec?
• Our Neighbor in Alaska December 6, 1953 · NBC · 30 min
  What if Russia had kept Alaska?
• Alexander the Great December 13, 1953 · NBC · 30 min
  What if Alexander the Great had not died at thirty-two?
• America's First Secret Weapon December 20, 1953 · NBC · 30 min
  What if America's first secret weapon, the submarine, had succeeded?
• The Norman Conquest December 27, 1953 · NBC · 30 min
  What if the Normans had not conquered England? The last show of the series.