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October 30, 2013 05:49 pm GMT

The Day 1 Million Americans Thought Aliens Invaded Earth

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Doomsday arrived on Oct. 30, 1938, when poisonous black gas crept through New Jersey, ray guns shot flames across New York City and killing machines from Mars took over the nation.

Or, that's what nearly 1 million radio listeners thought, at least.

See also: Operators Recall Wild Night Orson Welles Broadcast 'War of the Worlds'

Wednesday marks the 75th anniversary of Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" broadcast, an episode from CBS's The Mercury Theatre on the Air and an adaptation of H.G. Wells' science fiction novel. The show, a fake news report of alien invaders from Mars, struck fear into the nation as listeners were convinced the fictional story was a very real, live broadcast. Read more...

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