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    Amelia Earhart's ill-fated final trip may have been doomed when she decided to make one of her stops at a tiny island in the vast Pacific Ocean. She never found it. What was the name of the island?Famous Miscalculations

      Howland. Bad planning. Like trying to find a needle in an (ocean) haystack.

    David Berkowitz, the infamous 'Son of Sam' killer, was caught as a result of a minor oversight. What was it?Famous Miscalculations

      Parking ticket. He got a parking ticket - that led police to investigate, pursue and capture their man.

    One of the sea's great mysteries involves a ship that was apparently deserted voluntarily by its crew. The crew had, however, failed to attach the lifeboat line to the main ship, so the ship apparently drifted away. What was the name of the ship?Famous Miscalculations

      Mary Celeste. The likely explanation is that the ship was abandoned because of fear of an imminent explosion - that never happened.

    Al Capone was the 'boss' when it came to crime. How was he caught and imprisoned?Famous Miscalculations

      Failure to pay income taxes. He was tried for income tax evasion.

    John Wilkes Booth wasn't content to assassinate Abraham Lincoln, he had to add a dramatic flourish by leaping from the balcony onto the stage at Ford's theatre. It was a bad mistake. Why?Famous Miscalculations

      It resulted in an injury to him. A touch of bravado, but the broken leg undoubtedly hindered what might otherwise have been a successful flight and escape down country roads. Ultimately, he was captured.

    Andrew Volstead, an American Congressman, sponsored a bill that sorely miscalculated the mood and temperament of the American people. What was it?Famous Miscalculations

      Prohibition. It was called 'The Volstead Act'.

    One of history's most well-known blunders involves the 'Charge of the Light Brigade'. In what war did it occur?Famous Miscalculations

      Crimean War. 'Not though the soldiers knew someone had blundered'.

    When Bob (and Charlie) Ford shot Jesse James they thought that they would capitalize on their fame. It didn't work out that way. Charlie committed {suicide;} Bob was killed in a fight. Who was 'the man who killed the man who killed Jesse James'?Famous Miscalculations

      Edward Kelly. 'The dirty little coward who shot poor Mr. Howard, laid Jesse James in his grave'.

    The arrest of John Scopes for violation of the Butler Act was supposed to be a big moment for anti-evolution forces. It backfired: the backlash was extraordinary. Where was the trial?Famous Miscalculations

      Tennessee. The three other states had tried similar measures.

    Richard Nixon thought that his tapes would be of historical interest. They were, but not in the way he imagined. Who revealed the existence of the tapes to Watergate investigators?Famous Miscalculations

      Alexander Butterfield. Nixon had never looked more evil.

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