That was the 'claim' made by American astronomer Garrett P. Serviss in his 1898 book Edison's Conquest of Mars. Perceptive readers will have noted that Serviss's work - an unauthorised re-write ...

The Massacre took place Nov. 10, 1898, when a white supremacy group targeted the Black community in Wilmington, N.C. killing many vital members of the population and forcing many to flee for their ...