Orson Welles’ 1938 Halloween Radio Play Panicked America

Orson Welles caused a nationwide panic in the US when he broadcast his “War of the Worlds” radio play on Sunday night, October 30, 1938.  It was so realistic, listeners who tuned in late after 8:00 PM thought they were hearing horrifying news accounts of an actual Martian invasion! Remember, there was no television yetContinue reading “Orson Welles’ 1938 Halloween Radio Play Panicked America”