On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles broadcast an innovative radio dramatization of the classic H.G. Wells novel War of the Worlds — and convinced many listeners that a real Martian invasion was underway. Here’s a look back at Welles’ broadcast and new questions about whether there really was panic in the streets.
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