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It Happened on
November 9, 1874
In 1874, New York Herald convinced an entire city that lions, tigers, and even polar bears had broken free in Central Park Zoo — so many rampaging beasts, apparently 49 people dead and hundreds injured — only to politely admit at the very end, “Oops, we made the whole thing up.”
Surprisingly, it wasn’t even the biggest hoax that week. The next day, John Ernst Worrell Keely demonstrates his “induction resonance motion motor”, a perpetual motion machine, which eventually turns out to be a fraud.
John Ernst Worrell Keely demonstrates his "induction resonance motion motor", a perpetual motion machine, which eventually turns out to be a fraud.
It happened on November 10, 1874
John Ernst Worrell Keely claimed the invention of an induction resonance motion motor. He explained that he used "etheric technology". In 1872, Keely announced that he had discovered a principle for power production based on the vibrations of tuning forks
Featuring: John Ernst Worrell Keely. (more...)
the original article is rather expansive and the writing is small… sorry!
Another memorable hoax from November 9 is the “Paul is Dead! rumour of 1969.
Media Hoax: Paul is Dead
It happened on November 9, 1966
In the autumn of 1969, a strange hysteria swept across college campuses and radio stations: whispers claimed Paul McCartney had died in 1966 and been secretly replaced by a look-alike. Fans scoured Beatles lyrics and album covers for “clues” — a bar
Featuring: Paul McCartney. (more...)
This is the conception day event of 1 person, who also made a difference in history
259 days after the event was born.
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Born on July 26, 1875 Carl JungSwiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology |
Future generations will look back on TV as the lead in the water pipes that slowly drove the Romans mad.
- Kurt Vonnegut