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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
![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)
Orson Welles' War of the Worlds panic myth: The infamous radio broadcast did not cause a nationwide hysteria.
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Library of Congress on Twitter: "A telephone survey of 5,000 households that night showed that only about 2% had tuned into “The War of the Worlds” & most were aware that it
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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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La guerra de los mundos: ¿el mito de la emisión de radio que desencadenó el pánico? | National Geographic
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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 Fake News of Orson Welles: The War of the Worlds at 80 | The National Endowment for the Humanities
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