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Which of these predictions from 1900 actually came true?
Some were eerily accurate while others were way off!
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In 1900, engineer John Elfreth Watkins Jr. published an article in 'The Ladies' Home Journal' that outlined a number of predictions for the next 100 years. The article speculated on what the year 2000 would bring. While some of the forecasts were overly optimistic and somewhat unrealistic, others turned out to be surprisingly accurate.
Intrigued? Click through the gallery to see which predictions came true and which ones didn't.
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