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Will there be a 'mad man like Hitler'?: Dana Point time capsule reveals predictions for 2016
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Aug 31, 2016
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Will there be a 'mad man like Hitler'?: Dana Point time capsule reveals predictions for 2016
The contents of a 50-year-old time capsule buried at a Dana Point beach were publicly unveiled for the first time since1966. What did they find?
The Dana Point steel tube time capsule enclosed in a rock 50 years ago along with items from the time period or copies of items from the time capsule at Orange County Archives (Photo by LEONARD ORTIZ, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER)
The Dana Point steel tube time capsule enclosed in a rock 50 years ago along with items from the time period or copies of items from the time capsule at Orange County Archives (Photo by LEONARD ORTIZ, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER)
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Kevin Estrada with Orange County Parks carries the1966 time capsule during its unveiling on Monday night at Dana Point Harbor. ///ADDITIONAL INFO: DP.Timecapsule.0830-083916 -ANA VENEGAS, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Fifty years ago today a time capsule was buried near the breakwater and jetty of the Dana Point Harbor. The time capsule contents will be unveiled at Baby Beach. The event also includes folks who were there when the time capsule was buried.
Kevin Estrada with Orange County Parks carries the1966 time capsule during its unveiling on Monday night at Dana Point Harbor. ///ADDITIONAL INFO: DP.Timecapsule.0830-083916 -ANA VENEGAS, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Fifty years ago today a time capsule was buried near the breakwater and jetty of the Dana Point Harbor. The time capsule contents will be unveiled at Baby Beach. The event also includes folks who were there when the time capsule was buried.
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Image from a dedication ceremony for still-under-construction Dana Point Harbor and the placing of a time capsule on August 29, 1966. From left to right: Miss San Clemente, Valerie Zagwolksi; Miss Dana Point, Nancy Buenger; Miss Laguna Beach, Marsha Bennett; and Miss San Juan Capistrano, Selena Forster. (Photo courtesy Orange County Archives)
Image from a dedication ceremony for still-under-construction Dana Point Harbor and the placing of a time capsule on August 29, 1966. From left to right: Miss San Clemente, Valerie Zagwolksi; Miss Dana Point, Nancy Buenger; Miss Laguna Beach, Marsha Bennett; and Miss San Juan Capistrano, Selena Forster. (Photo courtesy Orange County Archives)
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A photo of Dana Cove, now the Headlands and Dana Point Harbor, was part of a time capsule that was buried in 1966 and recently opened. Photo courtesy Orange County Archives
A photo of Dana Cove, now the Headlands and Dana Point Harbor, was part of a time capsule that was buried in 1966 and recently opened. Photo courtesy Orange County Archives
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The contents of a 50-year-old time capsule buried at a Dana Point beach were publicly unveiled for the first time since1966. What did they find?

The year was 1966. Local officials in the coastal community of Dana Point were getting ready for a groundbreaking ceremony at the harbor. So, they did what a lot of towns did to preserve a little bit of history - they put together a time capsule. 

Image from a dedication ceremony for still-under-construction Dana Point Harbor and the placing of a time capsule on August 29, 1966. From left to right: Miss San Clemente, Valerie Zagwolksi; Miss Dana Point, Nancy Buenger; Miss Laguna Beach, Marsha Bennett; and Miss San Juan Capistrano, Selena Forster. (Photo courtesy Orange County Archives)
Image from a dedication ceremony for still-under-construction Dana Point Harbor and the placing of a time capsule on August 29, 1966. From left to right: Miss San Clemente, Valerie Zagwolksi; Miss Dana Point, Nancy Buenger; Miss Laguna Beach, Marsha Bennett; and Miss San Juan Capistrano, Selena Forster. (Photo courtesy Orange County Archives)
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Monday afternoon, the contents of that time capsule were revealed to the public. Orange County Register reporter Erika Ritchie was there for the event and she joined the show to speak about some of the contents they found in the time capsule and how Dana Point has changed in 50 years. For more on Erika's coverage of the time capsule, click here.

To hear the full interview, click the blue play button above.