The History of the Future is deep, almost endless. Some of it fits coherently into a book I'm planning; the rest is too fascinating to pass over. This site is mostly devoted to the pieces that will suplement the core of the book. And from time to time I'll also be writing full-length articles, up to 20,000 words, on irresistible topics that are too long to fit comfortably on a web page.

 

Throughout the 1890s newspapers published a din of headlines yelling that one or another genius inventor had finally cracked the secrets of flight, a continuous roar of them splashed across front pages in 1896. On November 17, 1896 people all over Sacramento, CA, looked up over the dome of the Capitol building and saw a brilliant light in the skies. For weeks rival newspapers published every detail, perhaps making a few of them up as the story brought in readers. Sightings created headlines; headlines created sightings. Almost everyone hoped that the deliciously exciting 20th century, full of wonder and marvels, had arrived. A wonderful time was had by all.

 

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