Predictions from 1900

[Iceaxe]

Predictions of the Year 2000
from The Ladies Home Journal of December 1900

The Ladies Home Journal from December 1900, which contained a fascinating article by John Elfreth Watkins, Jr.

[sparker1]

Most are remarkably accurate, given the long time frame involved. Where they are way off the mark, it seems to be more a failure to accomplish something worthwhile rather than a bad prediction.

[moabfool]

I got to #19 before I realized I didn't have an mP3 playing.

[nosivad_bor]

Seems like they had big plans for this "electricity"

very good read !

[greyhair biker]

I think the people of 1900 would faint if they saw what has been accomplished in the past 100 years just in the medical field alone, let alone what they deemed as important in their day:popcorn: