The apocalypse of 2012 was a no-show, but Out of the Box brings a doomsday prediction from 1812 out of the archives to celebrate the New Year. Nimrod Hughes created quite the fuss in Southwest Virginia when he predicted the destruction of mankind on 4 June 1812. Find out more about Hughes and his failed doomsday predictions in today's post.
http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/2013/01/09/apocalypse-not/
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