Artifact
'War of the Worlds' Radio Broadcast Causes Panic, 1938
The New York Times notes that thousands of Americans believed a Halloween eve radio drama by Orson Welles about a Martian invasion.
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Artifact Date
October 31, 1938
Topic(s)
- Journalism
- World History
