End of the World?…
Posted by Allan Ellenberger on Mar 22nd, 2009
2009
Mar 22
L.A. THEN AND NOW
A world of end-of-the-world predictions
Performing Arts Special Collections, UCLA
In “Earthquake,” Charlton Heston and Monica Lewis try to get out of a tough spot. Destruction also rained down on L.A. in “War of the Worlds” and “Independence Day.”
End-of-the-world predictions and tales of catastrophe have long been part of the Southland’s culture.
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By Steve Harvey
Los Angeles Times
March 22, 2009
On Sept. 21, 1945, Pasadena minister Charles Long and his followers stayed up all night, reading Scripture and waiting for the world to blow up, as Long had predicted.
“Many had sold their possessions, paid their debts and made peace with their neighbors,” The Times reported.
To their considerable surprise, the sun greeted them the next morning. The minister matter-of-factly explained that he had made a “minor error in his calculations,” The Times said.
Sixty-four years later, there still seems no end to end-of-the-world forecasts. (Click on ‘Continue Reading’ for more)
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