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The Broadcast of "War of the World" in 1938
On November 2, 1938, a nationwide radio station broadcast a radio
show that was based on the best seller, War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells.
The play was performed by many people, namely Orsen Wells and John Houseman.
It was during a time when the radio was the primary source of
entertainment. People throughout America tuned in to listen to their
favo ....
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.... that went on around them as a sign
that war would break out. Therefore, when the people heard the news of
Martians they went absolutely insane.
On September 21, 1938, about six weeks before the broadcast, a
vicious hurricane hit the New York and Long Island area. Seven hundred
people were killed, with over four hundred million dollars of property
destroyed. Somewhere around ninety-one percent of those properties were
uninsured. Many people in th ....
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