The New York Times made a correction to an article about "12 Years a Slave" on Tuesday- 161 years after it was first published.
The original article, titled "The Kidnapping Case," was published on Jan. 20 1853, and was about the memoir of Solomon Northup. The movie "12 Years a Slave," which won an Oscar for Best Picture on Sunday, was based on Northup's memoir.
The Times spelled Northup's name as "Northrop" in the article, and as "Northrup" in the headline. The correction was announced in The Times' correction page.
The Times was alerted to the mistake when someone tweeted they came across the original article.
"The errors came to light on Monday after a Twitter user pointed out the article in The Times archives," the paper wrote.
The mistakes did not stop there. Rebecca Skloot, a New York Times bestselling author, tweeted a link to the story on Monday, NBC News reported. But the author tweeted the wrong year the story was published, writing the story came out in 1953.
"The irony, of course, is that I'm a terrible speller and proofreader," Skloot tweeted when she caught her mistake.
Despite its mistake, The Times said the article is still "a more complete and authentic record that has yet appeared."
"12 Years a Slave" tells the story of how Northup, a free black man from New York, was captured into slavery in 1841. Northup was not set free until 1853, NBC News reported.
The move, adapted for the screen by Steve McQueen, was nominated for nine Oscars.
In addition to an Oscar for Best Picture, Lupita Nyong'o, who played "Patsey," won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. The Best Picture win makes McQueen the first black director to win an Oscar for that category in the 86 year history of the Academy Awards.
