&lt;p&gt;October 30, 1938, is known as &quot;the night that panicked America&quot; for the Mercury Theatre on the Air&#039;s infamous broadcast of The War of the Worlds. Produced by a 23 year-old Orson Welles and his partner John Housman, the adaptation of H.G. Wells&#039; classic novel of martian invasion unfolded as a series of news broadcasts that convinced listeners that the Earth was under attack.&hellip;
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