Ralph Bunche

Ralph Bunche (1904-1971) was an American political scientist and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Palestine. He was the first person of color to be so honored in the history of the Prize. He was involved in the formation and administration of the United Nations.

Ralph Bunche in Crosstime Traffic
The Bunche Hall on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles, one of numerous locations commemorating Ralph Bunche, was established already in his lifetime. Originally, the inscription near his bust at the entrance read "Ralph Bunche (1904-  )".

In the history of the Home timeline, when Bunche died in 1971, the inscription was completed to read "Ralph Bunche (1904-1971)".

Conversely, in the history of the timeline leading to The Valley-Westside War, the United States was devastated by a nuclear war in 1967. The UCLA Campus, including The Bunche Hall and Bunche's bust, survived the Soviet nuclear bombings; however, none of the survivors in Los Angeles knew or cared if Bunche was killed in the war or survived, and when did he die. They had far more urgent things to do than complete the inscription, and it remained permanently incomplete - "Ralph Bunche (1904-  )" - throughout the 20th and 21st Century.

Liz Mendoza, whose work for Crosstime Traffic gave a her a chance to see the UCLA campus on both timelines and make comparisons, noted this discrepecy and it made her feel depressed.