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There is plant life on Mars but probably no animal life … a leading astronomer has reported Mars is alive

27 Oct 1954 – PLANT LIFE ON MARS – Trove

Plant life exists on the planet Mars without doubt

10 Jun 1948 – PLANT LIFE ON MARS – Trove

In 1901, Tesla was talking to Martians.

20 Jan 1901, Page 4 – The Anaconda Standard

By 1907, the New York Times had determined that Martians were superior to us.

TimesMachine: November 10, 1907 – NYTimes.com

By 1909, scientists determined why Martians built their canals.

MARS CANALS FOR DRAINAGE. – German Says They Are to Prevent Floods When Pole Caps Melt.

In 1911, the New York Times was impressed by the quality of Martian engineering.

TimesMachine: August 27, 1911 – NYTimes.com

A super-intelligent civilization.

12 Feb 1921, Page 10 – Reading Times

A century ago, there was 100% consensus.

04 Oct 1919, Page 47 – The Winnipeg Tribune

By 1920, the consensus agreed that Martians were a super race.

08 Feb 1920, Page 69 – New-York Tribune

TimesMachine: March 26, 1927 – NYTimes.com

Scientists believed Martians were constantly signaling us.

27 Feb 1928, Page 4 – The Daily Courier

18 Sep 1940, Page 3 – The Hopewell Herald

TimesMachine: June 25, 1950 – NYTimes.com

St. Petersburg Times – Google News Archive Search

06 Jun 1965, Page 82 – Express and News

The Southeast Missourian

05 Aug 1998, Page 4 – Clarion-Ledger

But global warming finally did the Martians in.