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Panic of Martian Invasion Recall At Radio Studio
A 20 year retrospective recalls Orson Welles War of the Worlds broadcast that caused mass panic as listeners believed Martians invaded the United States. Citizens reported fleeing, police lines filled, and officials struggled to calm the public while the cast continued the program.
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Mars
United States
Orson Welles
Britain
H. G. Wells
Welles
New Jersey
Grovers Mill
N. J
Grover’s* Mill
Princeton
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Providence
R. I
New York
Frank
Orson
California
Atlanta
Georgia
Charles Grumich
Associated Press
Upper West Side
CBS
Newark
N.J
Sixth Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Carl Frank
John Houseman
Mercury Theater
Pearl Harbor