Historedia
Person

Andrew Grant

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1835

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Andrew Grant, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. The Great Moon Hoax published by The New York Sun

    1835

    Role: Fictitious companion

    1. 25 August 1835 · The New York Sun officePublication of the Great Moon Hoax

      The New York Sun published six articles beginning August 25, 1835, describing life on the Moon, falsely attributed to Sir John Herschel.

    2. 16 September 1835 · The New York Sun officeAdmission of Fabrication

      On September 16, 1835, The Sun admitted the articles were fabricated, though they were never retracted.

Sources

  1. Great Moon Hoax Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24