![]() ![]() And while of course we had the hindsight of knowing that this was indeed just a radio play and not reality, when we listened to it, yes, it totally did sound authentic and considering that the War of the Worlds radio play was aired in 1938 (with WWII just around the corner and the Nazis flexing their muscles), my classmates and I did kind of both understand the fear and confusion many people, many listeners seem to have felt and also just how amazing and true to life feeling Orson Welles' broadcast really was. Would I have been "spooked" by the 1938 War of the Worlds radio play broadcast? Now we discussed said radio play in 1985 in grade twelve Social Studies, when we were covering 20th century history, including WWI and WWII, and when the majority of us scoffed and found it ridiculous and sadly hilarious that so many Americans seemingly panicked and thought that the earth was being invaded by Martians, our teacher made us listen to parts of said broadcast in class. ![]()
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