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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. Orson Welles' War of the Worlds panic myth: The infamous radio broadcast did not cause a nationwide hysteria.](https://compote.slate.com/images/0d1e213a-79e7-4b4d-9a3c-fe762e0bd6c6.jpg)
Orson Welles' War of the Worlds panic myth: The infamous radio broadcast did not cause a nationwide hysteria.
War of the Worlds' radio broadcast sparked fear, panic 80 years ago in America, Orlando - Orlando Sentinel
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Waging The War of the Worlds: A History of the 1938 Radio Broadcast and Resulting Panic, Including the Original Script: Gosling, John, Koch, Howard: 9780786441051: Amazon.com: Books
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