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8 Zany April Fools’ Day Hoaxes
“I never did anything wrong, and I won’t do it again,” “Richard Nixon” announced on NPR on April 1, 1992. (Bettmann/Corbis) 1856: The Tower of London hosts a lion washing extravaganza In the days...
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History’s Most Famous Literary Hoaxes
Cobbe portrait of William Shakespeare The Native American coming-of-age story written by a former KKK member. When it was first published in 1976, “The Education of Little Tree,” a supposed memoir of...
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The Cardiff Giant Fools the Nation, 145 Years Ago
Credit: The Farmer's Museum The seed for what would become one of the 19th century’s most elaborate hoaxes first planted itself in George Hull’s mind in 1867. A cigar maker by trade, Hull was also a...
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“The War of the Worlds” Broadcast, 75 Years Ago
Orson Welles in the Daily News color studio recreating his famous 'War of the Worlds' speech. (Photo By: Harry Warnecke/NY Daily News via Getty Images) As the clock struck 8 p.m. in New York City on...
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