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"War of the Worlds": Behind the 1938 Radio Show Panic

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In this National Geographic News article, read about how the 1938 Halloween broadcast of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds" created panic among people who believed that Earth was under attack by Martians. Links to related stories and a Web site are also found on this page.

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    Topics: Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Literary Analysis, English-Language Arts, Theatre

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