Doom Almanac June 17 in doom history

June17

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
  1. 200818th anniversary
    Doom 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.

    World Oil Output Has Peaked at 85 Million Barrels a Day · T. Boone Pickens (oil investor, BP Capital)

    Said Jun 17, 2008: 0 days before this date.

    The deadline arrived on time. The apocalypse did not.

  2. 200818th anniversary
    Said 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.

    World Oil Output Has Peaked at 85 Million Barrels a Day · T. Boone Pickens (oil investor, BP Capital)

    Deadline set: Already (June 17, 2008) · status: Busted

    Somewhere, a calendar braced itself.

  3. 20251st anniversary
    Said 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 2025 #RaptureTok Rapture · Joshua Mhlakela (South African preacher, in YouTube interviews)

    Deadline set: Sept 23-24, 2025 (then Oct 7-8) · status: Busted

    The clock started ticking here.

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