2009 Homeowners saved
from foreclosure by being converted to tenants.
2006 Bill Gates steps
down from Microsoft to pursue charities.
Castro out of power in fall.
NYC downtown historical cemetery uncovered.
2005 Charles
and Camilla marry.
Second term for Mayor Bloomberg.
2004 Major
change at top for Met. Museum – 1st
female Director.
NYC crime drops – lowest murder rate
since 1963.
Rebuilding of WTC would be delayed
by legal disputes.
2002 Chandra Levy’s remains found in D.C. park.
2000
North & South Korea hold first summit since 1945.
1999 Mars mission
fails.
1998 Huge build up of military forces on Iran/Pakistan borders.
11th hour settlement of Paula
Jones’/Clinton suit.
1995 Valley of the Kings, important
archeological find – passages to tombs of
Ramses 11 many sons.
California mudslides with much property damage.
Coldest Chicago winter on record.
S. African train derailed with many lives lost.
U.S. bumper grain crop.
NYC school asbestos scandal.
1992 UK Prime
Minister John Major re-elected.
IBM sells major plant.
Alphonse D’Amato re-elected US Senator.
1991 US
troops start to pull out in March.
DC10 planes recalled for faulty door handles.
Ethiopian leader overthrown after 14 years.
Charles and Di will divorce (before any hint of problems).
Ford closes UK Jaguar plant and moves it to US.
1990
Exceptionally large diamond – DeBeers unveils 3rd biggest ever found.
Oliver North talks and
threatens Bush’s integrity.
Burmese government falls in coup.
1989
Leona Helmsley & Imelda Marcos tried, but not their husbands.
* all above predictions were made in either newspapers or tv shows predating
the event.
