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picturesofwar:

The original broadcast of The War of the Worlds, written and narrated by Orson Welles.

Beamed across the country via radio, it was the fictional story of an alien invasion of the USA by Martians, commencing their attack in New Jersey. 

Drawn in by its perceived realism many, many American listeners paniced and thought what they were listening to was real.  Some mistook the news as coverage of a German invasion.

October 30, 1938.

Source: SoundCloud / picturesofwar

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    Hahaha, omg. This is great.
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    in one of my other favorite classes (fantasy/reality beliefs), we spent an entire 75-minute session listening to this....
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    Reblogging because everyone needs to hear this.
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    Oh my gosh, best day ever when this appears on my dashboard
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    coolest thing i have ever listened to
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