Hoover had performed a similar miracle for Belgium during World War I, when German occupiers were ready to let millions starve to force the British to abandon their wartime blockade.

FORBES: Fact and Comment

Just missing the cut: the 1969 Orioles, whose expansion-aided 109 wins preceded a famous World Series loss to the "Miracle Mets, " and the 1958 Milwaukee Braves, who took the National League pennant by eight games before blowing a three-games-to-one series lead to the Yankees.

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Nearly half expected India to be the world's biggest economic power in 20 years' time, which would be a real miracle.

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In the eyes of many in the world, this every-4-year ceremony we accept as normal is nothing less than a miracle.

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Now recording and touring with The Miracle Three, Wynn visits the World Cafe Live stage in Philadelphia, Pa. for a midday concert.

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