30.Kevin Spacey is seen here quoting a line about an underage male’s genital. In 2017, it was alleged to have made unwelcome sexual advances and groped several young men.

9.Hertz discovered radio waves and believed them to be pointless. Radio waves are used daily in standard communications, toys, phones, and by emergency personnel, just to name a few. 10.Best Buy warns customers of dangers Y2K might have on personal/commercial computers. January 1, 2000 didn’t cause any devastation or computer malfunctions like predicted. 11.Stefani Germanotta, aka Lady Gaga, was privately bullied by some college peers on Facebook in the early 2000s claiming she would never be famous. Lady Gaga is now one of the most well-known singers/performers in 2019. 12.Ken Olsen said there was no reason for anyone to own a home computer in 1977. In 2019 nearly all homes have had or do have computers in them. If you count phones as computers, well… you see where I’m going. 13.Blockbuster poked fun at Netflix in 2011. In 2019 there are only 2 operating Blockbusters stores left in the world and Netflix is one of the most valuable brands in the world.

Most of them are the ones that I did understand lol. But thank you😊

24.The Guardian predicted in 2014 that Facebook would lose a majority of users by 2017. Facebook has continued to gain users steadily since. 25.Humble Oil claimed to produce enough energy to melt glaciers. It is thought that the use and manufacturing of oil and such products is causing Global Warming. 26.Throw away living was advertised as a time saver in this early ad. In 2019 there is a huge push to stop buying single-use items as it is believed to be killing our planet. 27.Apple claims the iPhone is safe and private for users. In 2019 a bug was found to be allowing callers to hear the conversations of the person on the other end before they picked up the line. 28.In 2009 McDonalds advertised that $4 was too expensive for a coffee. In 2019, they are selling McCafe coffees for nearly $4. 29.Hastily written article claimed all were saved from the Titanic when it sank. In reality, over 1500 people lost their lives in the event.

20.The Best of Bill Cosby peeping through a record case. In 2018 Bill Cosby was sent to prison for drugging and raping young women throughout his career. 21.Advertisement about Immigration to Canada through Immigrant Settlement & Integration Services. ISIS is a well know Muslim radicals terrorist group. 22.In 1949 Popular Mechanics predicted that computers of the future would weigh more than a modern car. In 2019 computers are smaller and more powerful than ever. 23.The Independent wrote an article and showed a picture of Osama Bin Laden as a peaceful Anti-Soviet soldier in 1993. In 2001, it is believed that Bin Laden was involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City.

14.Milton Bradley Co claimed video games were a passing phase in 1977. In 2019 the video game industry rakes in about $40 billion globally each year. 15.Asbestos was being sold as a seasonal home decoration. In 2019 Asbestos is known to be a very dangerous cancer-causing material. 16.An old advertisement for lead-based paint which is now known to be extremely dangerous, even deadly, to children and adults that consume chips or inhale dust. 17.Article suggested what the late Michael Jackson might look like by the year 2000. By the 90s Jackson was obviously changing his facial structure and whitening his skin. 18.World Trade Center advertisement claiming the tall buildings would get some as close to heaven as they would get. In 2001, the buildings were brought down by hijackers by means of a jet full of innocent passengers. 19.Grumpy Cat calendar with “CAN’T WAIT FOR IT TO END”. Grumpy Cat passed away in May 2019.

Lol thank u talor that was thorough :) I actually did get those, it was the rapper challenging Eminem thing and the guy talking about his video came console that I didn't get, as those are not internationally known stories. But I'm sure your list will help many lost peeps :)

Congratulations for your knowledge!

If you ask under each meme, someone will most likely explain as they did in several already

I'm with yas on that! The internet explainers will help us I hope ^-^

Ms wesoff, why is it my fault I haven't spend my whole life watching every single local us news broadcast every day, when I don't live there? Some articles didn't have much info to research. And as well informed on America as you are, you lack any courtesy (lol it's the internet, silly me :p)

Some are stories obviously reported in USA but not worldwide. The internet is worldwide. Shock horror "the world" isn't just America. I'm sure you wouldn't get local references from many countries, just as we didn't get these. No need to be a hater, just use common sense