History: Orson Welles' Broadcast

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Author and historian William Hazelgrove recounts the October 30, 1938, War of the Worlds radio broadcast. Orson Welles convinced listeners that aliens were invading Earth, creating a nationwide panic and changing our view of media forever.

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