18 December 1912 December 17, 2012 Author: Staff The Piltdown Man is announced by Charles Dawson. It was a hoax. Famous Words of Inspiration..."A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before." Ralph Waldo Emerson — Click here for more from Ralph Waldo Emerson Related posts: 18 December 1916 16 December 1972 Categories: History Tags: 18 December, 1912