diff --git a/dom4/index.d.ts b/dom4/index.d.ts
index 5c6538e5b3..95cabbd4d3 100644
--- a/dom4/index.d.ts
+++ b/dom4/index.d.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ interface ParentNode {
     /**
      * Returns the child elements.
      */
-    children: HTMLCollection;
+    readonly children: HTMLCollection;
 
     /**
      * Returns the first element that is a descendant of node that matches relativeSelectors.
diff --git a/history/index.d.ts b/history/index.d.ts
index 51ad48e18c..ee2156d455 100644
--- a/history/index.d.ts
+++ b/history/index.d.ts
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ export type HistoryOptions = {
     current?: number;
 }
 
-export type Href = string
-
 export type Location = {
     pathname: Pathname;
     search: Search;
@@ -74,18 +72,31 @@ export type LocationDescriptorObject = {
     state?: LocationState;
 };
 
-export type LocationDescriptor = LocationDescriptorObject | Path;
-export type LocationKey = string;
-export type LocationListener = (location: Location) => void;
-export type LocationState = Object;
-export type Path = string // Pathname + QueryString;
-export type Pathname = string;
-export type Query = Object;
-export type QueryString = string;
-export type Search = string;
-
-export type TransitionHook = (location: Location, callback: (result: any) => void) => any
-
+export namespace History {
+    export type LocationDescriptor = LocationDescriptorObject | Path;
+    export type LocationKey = string;
+    export type LocationListener = (location: Location) => void;
+    export type LocationState = Object;
+    export type Path = string // Pathname + QueryString;
+    export type Pathname = string;
+    export type Query = Object;
+    export type QueryString = string;
+    export type Search = string;
+    export type TransitionHook = (location: Location, callback: (result: any) => void) => any
+    export type Href = string;
+}
+// Back-compat aliases
+export type LocationDescriptor = History.LocationDescriptor;
+export type LocationKey = History.LocationKey;
+export type LocationListener = History.LocationListener;
+export type LocationState = History.LocationState;
+export type Path = History.Path;
+export type Pathname = History.Pathname;
+export type Query = History.Query;
+export type QueryString = History.QueryString;
+export type Search = History.Search;
+export type TransitionHook = History.TransitionHook;
+export type Href = History.Href;
 
 export interface HistoryBeforeUnload {
     listenBeforeUnload(hook: BeforeUnloadHook): () => void;
diff --git a/knockout/tests/knockout-tests.ts b/knockout/tests/knockout-tests.ts
index 8c8fc61b1d..cea71e4821 100644
--- a/knockout/tests/knockout-tests.ts
+++ b/knockout/tests/knockout-tests.ts
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ function test_more() {
     this.firstName = ko.observable(first).extend({ required: "Please enter a first name", logChange: "first name" });
 
     var upperCaseName = ko.computed(function () {
-        return name.toUpperCase();
+        return (name as string).toUpperCase();
     }).extend({ throttle: 500 });
 
     function AppViewModel3() {
diff --git a/leapmotionts/LeapMotionTS-tests.ts b/leapmotionts/LeapMotionTS-tests.ts
index 3233a247e5..69512e4a37 100644
--- a/leapmotionts/LeapMotionTS-tests.ts
+++ b/leapmotionts/LeapMotionTS-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import Leap = require('leapmotionTS');
+import Leap = require('./');
 
 var controller: Leap.Controller = new Leap.Controller();
 controller.addEventListener(Leap.LeapEvent.LEAPMOTION_FRAME, (event: Leap.LeapEvent) => {
diff --git a/tinycolor/tinycolor-tests.ts b/tinycolor/tinycolor-tests.ts
index f7749fbf5d..b3e0d0769a 100644
--- a/tinycolor/tinycolor-tests.ts
+++ b/tinycolor/tinycolor-tests.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ var rgbString: string = tester.toString();
 var percentageRGBA: ColorFormats.RGBA = tester.toPercentageRgb();
 var percentageRGBString: string = tester.toPercentageRgbString();
 
-var name: string = tester.toName();
+var name_: string = tester.toName();
 var filter: string = tester.toFilter();
 var sString: string = tester.toString();
 sString = tester.toString("rgb");