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It's been 80 years since Orson Welles' 'War of the Worlds' radio broadcast terrified the nation - ABC News
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The Infamous "War of the Worlds" Radio Broadcast Was a Magnificent Fluke | History| Smithsonian Magazine
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The Infamous "War of the Worlds" Radio Broadcast Was a Magnificent Fluke | History| Smithsonian Magazine
War of the Worlds' radio broadcast sparked fear, panic 80 years ago in America, Orlando – Orlando Sentinel
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It's been 80 years since Orson Welles' 'War of the Worlds' radio broadcast terrified the nation - ABC News
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The Infamous "War of the Worlds" Radio Broadcast Was a Magnificent Fluke | History| Smithsonian Magazine
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history - Did the 1938 radio broadcast of 'The War of the Worlds' lead to mass hysteria? - Skeptics Stack Exchange
![Orson Welles' War of the Worlds panic myth: The infamous radio broadcast did not cause a nationwide hysteria. Orson Welles' War of the Worlds panic myth: The infamous radio broadcast did not cause a nationwide hysteria.](https://compote.slate.com/images/e642c687-75bb-432e-8c13-82615dca352a.jpg?crop=354%2C499%2Cx0%2Cy0)