The Detroit Century Box (jan 1, 1901 – jan 1, 2000)
Description:
On New Years, 1901, Mayor William C. Maybury sealed a copper time capsule at Detroit’s Old City Hall and proclaimed that it was not to be touched for 100 years. When it was opened in 2000, it contained several dozen letters to the future written by the city’s business and political leaders. Most of them just talked about how great life was in 1900 and what it must be like in 2000, with mostly inaccurate assumptions.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1901
jan 1, 2000
~ 99 years