Not Historical

At Worth 1000: Alternate History.

In this contest, we'd like you to show us some historical "facts" taken right out of an alternate history book. You do know that Pikup Andropov was the first man to walk on the moon, right? Gauguin actually went to Coney Island to paint, he thought Tahiti was a hotel there. And Barry Manilow paved the way for the metal rock bands of today, he's revered as a metal-rock god.