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The first Great Moon Hoax article is published in The New York Sun, announcing the discovery of life and civilization on the Moon.
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Great Moon Hoax
Fake series in the New York newspaper ''The Sun'' in 1835
The "Great Moon Hoax", also known as the "Great Moon Hoax of 1835", was a series of six articles published in The Sun, 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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
The Sun (New York City)
American daily newspaper (1833–1950)
The Sun was a New York newspaper published from 1833 until 1950. It was considered a serious paper, like the city's two more successful broadsheets, The New York Times and the New York Herald Tribune. The Sun was the first successful penny daily newspaper in the United States,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Moon
Natural satellite orbiting Earth
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It orbits around Earth at an average distance of 384,399 kilometres (238,854 mi); about 30 times Earth's diameter. Its orbital period and its rotation period are synchronized at 29.5 days by Earth's gravity pulling on the Moon. This…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)