Nostradamus and his predictions: three interpretations that some relate to the near future.

Nostradamus wrote hundreds of cryptic quatrains in his book Les Prophéties (first published in 1555). Because the verses are vague and symbolic, people often reinterpret them to fit later events. Here are three interpretations that some commentators link to the near future—though historians emphasize these are speculative interpretations, not proven predictions.