Doom Almanac June 17 in doom history
The world was due to end on June 17, 2008
It didn’t. The desk has 3 items filed under this date.
On this day in doom history
3 items · 2 predictions-
200818th anniversaryDoom window opened · busted
T. Boone Pickens to the Senate, 2008: World Oil Has 'Peaked Out at 85 Million Barrels a Day.' It Hit 100
The oilman told senators global production had topped out while demand kept climbing, so prices had to rise 'until it kills demand.' Ten years later output was over 100 million barrels a day.
The deadline arrived on time. The apocalypse did not.
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200818th anniversarySaid on this day
T. Boone Pickens to the Senate, 2008: World Oil Has 'Peaked Out at 85 Million Barrels a Day.' It Hit 100
The oilman told senators global production had topped out while demand kept climbing, so prices had to rise 'until it kills demand.' Ten years later output was over 100 million barrels a day.
Somewhere, a calendar braced itself.
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20251st anniversarySaid on this day
Rapture Set for Sept 23-24, 2025; Rescheduled to the Julian Calendar
A South African preacher went viral with dates he was 'a billion percent sure' of. Then came October 7-8.
The clock started ticking here.
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