Doom Almanac May 30 in doom history

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May 30: a fine day for making predictions

Nothing was due today, but on this date in 1998, somebody went on the record.

On this day in doom history

1 item · 1 prediction
  1. 199828th anniversary
    Said on this day

    Y2K Survivalist Paul Milne, 1998: 'By the Middle of 2000, New York City Will Look Like Beirut'

    A former commodities broker who moved to the country to wait out the millennium bug gave the collapse of the cities a deadline: the middle of 2000.

    Y2K Turns New York City Into Beirut by Mid-2000 · Paul Milne (Y2K survivalist, former commodities broker)

    Deadline set: The middle of 2000 · status: Busted

    The clock started ticking here.

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