History's Prophetic Goofs
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by Staff

The book The World's Worst Predictions lists some of history's all-time prophetic goofs:

  • King George II said in 1773 that the American colonies had little stomach for revolution.
  • An official of the White Star Line, speaking of the firm's newly built flagship, the Titanic, launched in 1912, declared that the ship was unsinkable.
  • In 1939 The New York Times said the proble…
Reader's Digest, The World's Worst Predictions, by Staff