Auditory Terror: The Apocalyptic War of the Worlds Broadcast

On a quiet Sunday evening in 1938, millions of Americans tuned their radios to a seemingly standard musical broadcast, only to be interrupted by horrifying news bulletins. Martian cylinders had crashed in New Jersey, and alien war machines were annihilating the military. Panic consumed the nation as citizens fled their homes, convinced the world was coming to a fiery, brutal end. This legendary ...