Top 10 Historical Predictions That Turned Out to be False
VOICE OVER: Rebecca Brayton
Only time will tell… Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 historical predictions that turned out to be false.
For this list, we're looking at prophecies, guesses or projections that were made in history, that turned out to be painfully, painfully false. These include some of the worst future forecasts by notable individuals regarding significant historic events, be it the end of the world, medicine, science, war or politics. We're also taking into account who supposedly made the prediction, because if it's someone who should've known better, it makes the fail that much worse.
- #10: This book shouldn't shock anyone's religious sensibilities
- #9: I have no faith in aerial navigation other than ballooning
- #8: There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom
- #7: I do not foresee 'spaceships' to the moon or Mars
- #6: Stock prices have reached a permanently high plateau
- #5: There will not be a woman prime minister in my time
- #4: You will be home before the leaves fall from the trees
- #3: It is time to close the book on infectious diseases
- #2: Democracy will be dead by 1950
- #1: December 21st, 2012 will mark the end of the world
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predictions, history, prophecy, wrong, false, funny, Charles Darwin, Lord Kelvin, Robert Milikan, Dr. Lee, mars, Irving Fisher, Margaret Thatcher, WWII, Kaiser Wilhelm, William H. Stewart, John Langdon-Davies, Democracy, Mayan Calendar,