The Hitchhiking Prophet

During World War II a couple were driving home one
night and picked up a hitchhiker. The man barely
spoke during the ride, but as he got out he
thanked the couple and told them to repay their
kindness, he'd answer any question they may ask.
The driver smiled and said "Allright, when will
the war end?" the hitchhiker replied "The war will
end in July as surely as you will have a dead man
in your car before you get home." Unsettled, the
couple said goodbye and drove off. Before they
reached home they saw a wrecked ambulance
by the road, they picked up the driver and a badly
hurt patient. By the time they reached the
hospital, the patient had already died. As the
shock wore off, the couple regretted that they
hadn't asked the hitchiker what year.