October 30, 1938- ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast on national radio

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - On this day, Oct. 30, 1938, “The War of the Worlds” was broadcast on national radio. The voice of that ...
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This Day in History on October 30: Radio Broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" Causes Panic

Explore October 30 history including Orson Welles' 1938 broadcast, Tsar Bomba test, Mussolini's rise, and the first canned ...
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‘War of the Worlds’ and separating fact from campaign fiction

Orson Welles' trickery during his 1938 "War of the Worlds" broadcast — and newspapers' response to it — is an early lesson in ...
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It's been 80 years since Orson Welles' 'War of the Worlds' radio broadcast terrified the nation

Listeners in 1938 thought the fictional broadcast was a real news report. The year is 1938. The cost of a gallon of gas is 10 cents. Franklin D. Roosevelt is president. The primary medium of ...
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Japan's Last Kamikaze Attack of WW2 | The Last Kamikaze Pilot: Admiral Matome Ugaki

On the 15th of August 1945, the Japanese Emperor Hirohito gave a speech on the radio in which he announced the unconditional ...