[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
The original broadcast of The War of the Worlds, written and narrated by Orson Welles.
Beamed across the country via radio, it was the fictional story of an alien invasion of the USA by Martians, commencing their attack in New Jersey.
Drawn in by its perceived realism many, many American listeners panicked and thought what they were listening to was real. Some mistook the news as coverage of a German invasion.
October 30, 1938.
TitleWar of the Worlds - Original Broadcast
-
socratesismortal liked this
-
nedramcbeadra liked this
-
judesan reblogged this from earlyfrost
-
jealousenemies liked this
-
callmebangs liked this
-
theuniverseunderground liked this
-
theregoesmygun reblogged this from earlyfrost
-
thesinglemanparty reblogged this from earlyfrost
-
thirtyminutedrive reblogged this from safranfoers
-
doseofwords reblogged this from earlyfrost
-
awritersruminations liked this
-
dahnimarie liked this
-
somethingshameless liked this
-
existentielle liked this
-
safranfoers liked this
-
safranfoers reblogged this from earlyfrost
-
earlyfrost reblogged this from ratak-monodosico and added:
The original broadcast of The War of the Worlds, written and narrated by Orson Welles. October 30, 1938.
-
radiergummi reblogged this from newton-pulsifer
-
mrofir liked this
-
toniwrong liked this
-
wellareyou liked this
-
groundlessspeculation liked this
-
bruva liked this
-
abrahammx liked this
-
abrahammx reblogged this from ratak-monodosico
-
vivliateca liked this
-
singernotsong liked this
-
thesensualstarfish liked this
-
ratak-monodosico reblogged this from picturesofwar
-
exchoirgeek liked this
-
diebatsfliegt liked this
-
count--in--fives liked this
-
count--in--fives reblogged this from thehouseholdcat
-
shuffleyourfeet liked this
-
thehouseholdcat liked this
-
thehouseholdcat reblogged this from alexleefitz and added:
Hahaha, omg. This is great.
-
betsybaby reblogged this from andrewwhiting and added:
in one of my other favorite classes (fantasy/reality beliefs), we spent an entire 75-minute session listening to this....
-
eunoiabeauregard liked this
-
sockfaerie reblogged this from i-sing-the-body-eclectic
-
falcemartello liked this
-
piantinamirtilla reblogged this from bringromanticismback
-
bagman23 reblogged this from picturesofwar
-
de--profundis reblogged this from the-life-quixotic
-
thehorseisasurprise reblogged this from vega-ofthe-lyre
-
letstalkshallwe reblogged this from surrealfootball
-
tragic-hero reblogged this from notwiselybuttoowell
-
nebulalagoon reblogged this from whataswellpartythisis
-
imakethewooshnoises liked this
-
limegreenvertigo liked this
-
pinpanpam reblogged this from surrealfootball
- Show more notes
Short URL for this post: http://tmblr.co/Z3j85xBLQHDi
