1835 CE
Great Moon Hoax At The New York Sun
About this moment
The "Great Moon Hoax", also known as the "Great Moon Hoax of 1835", was a series of six articles published in The Sun (a New York newspaper), beginning on August 25, 1835, about the supposed discovery of life and civilization on the Moon. The discoveries were falsely attributed to Sir John Herschel and his fictitious companion Andrew Grant. The story was advertised on August 21, 1835, as an upcoming feature allegedly reprinted from The Edinburgh Courant.
People
- Theodoric the Great · 454 CE – 526 CE
- Alfred the Great · 849 CE – 899 CE
- Otto I the Great · 912 CE – 973 CE
- Abbas the Great · 1571 CE – 1629 CE