When Back to the Future Day came and went last year, a number of pundits observed the failure of the film to properly prognosticate certain goings-on. Two in particular have oft been pointed to:
That the Chicago Cubs would win the World Series of baseball....
And that the President of the United States would be a woman.
In the past year we have seen the advent of a few Back to the Future-ish innovations, with approximate hoverboards hitting the market, self-tying shoes being demoed, and fax machines.... well, still existing in some rare circumstances.

But yesterday, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series of baseball. And Tuesday next, it is a distinct possibility that the next President of the United States will be a woman.

And if so, then Back to the Future (or more exactly, Back to the Future II) starts to look a little bit less like future speculation, and a little bit more like prophecy.

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