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User:A Nobody/List of incidents famously considered great blunders
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A '''[[blunder]]''' is a spectacularly bad or embarrassing mistake—a bad decision with a disastrous result. This is a list of what are widely considered to be major, historically significant blunders.

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* [[1993]] &ndash; On April 5, 1993, the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina]] played the [[University of Michigan]] for the NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship. With 19 seconds left and Michigan trailing by 2, Michigan forward [[Chris Webber]] rebounded a missed North Carolina free throw and dribbled 
toacross mid-court, where and into the corner, where, upon being trapped by the North Carolina defense, he called a timeout. Unfortunately for Webber and his team, Michigan had no timeouts left, which resulted inand Michagan was called for a [[technical foul]]. North Carolina subsequently hit both free throws (and two more after a foul), and won 77-71. Webber had an otherwise stellar game, with 23 points and 11 rebounds, but that performance was overshadowed by his 4th quarter blunder.   

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*''[[The Book of Heroic Failures]]'', Stephen Pile.

==External links==
* [http://paintedover.com/albums.php?action=view&albumid=507&s=uAQre1 Batman #66] - A classic [[Batman]] story involving the great blunders of all time.
* [http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/military_blunders/index.html Five famous military blunders] - From the [[History Channel]].

[[Category:Man-made disasters]]