Relive War of the Worlds

Orson Welles shown in rehearsal directing his Mercury Theatre of the Air troupe. 1938 (Photo Courtesy of Photofest, Inc.)
On Sunday, October 30, 1938, the night before Halloween, millions of Americans gathered around their radios and heard a news bulletin about strange explosions on Mars, followed by other reports that led them to believe an alien invasion was in progress.
Relive the thrill of Orson Welles’ infamous radio dramatization of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds, 75 y