2010: There is No First Contact

What we were promised:

What we got:
- Worldwide Economic Depression

Was supposed to happen this year, but guess what, we got 2 coups, a DPRK Nuke Test claim, and an overhyped housing market.

2001: A Space Falsisity

What we were promised:

What we got:
- Reduced Space Exploration
- Focused efforts to explore Cyberspace