Most Hilariously Bad Non-Technology Predictions
I made the list 'Most Hilariously Wrong Technology Predictions' and my new list is a follow up that excludes technology predictions. There are plenty of hilariously inaccurate predictions outside technology.So he didn't have "that presidential look" to play in a film but had it to become a real president!
To be fair I kind of wish he had been right
She became Prime Minister in 1979! (after only 10 years).
A Decca Records executive told this to the band's manager, Brian Epstein, after an audition
Democracy is everywhere now. (At least in most countries)
Chicago Tribune were so sure that even reported that Thomas Dewey had defeated Harry Truman in the presidential election. Which was just a bad prediction.
There's an iconic photograph of newly reelected President Harry Truman holding up a Chicago Tribune that falsely declares “Dewey Defeats Truman.”
(I will add the image)
This isn't actually the opinion of the magazine - they just summarized the opinions of some skeptical (unnamed) futurists about the future of shopping from home. The article is pro-technology.
He made this statement in October 2008 on CNN