apr 13, 1844 - Poe Published A Hoax
Description:
April 13th, 1844: Edgar Allan Poe wrote a false news story which was originally presented as a true story of a man crossing the Atlantic Ocean in three days via a giant gas balloon. The story was retracted two days later and given the name “The Balloon-Hoax.”Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 13, 1844
Now
~ 181 years ago