jan 21, 1877 - The Beginning of Stories in 19th Century
Description:
The first accounts of meeting Martians began in the 1880s, after Giovanni Schiaparelli’s 1877 announcement that he had discovered channels—canali, in Italian—on the face of Mars, hinting at the possibility of life on our neighboring planet.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 21, 1877
Now
~ 148 years ago