The Broadcast Of "War Of The World" In 1938
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On November 2, 1938, a nationwide radio station broadcast a radio
show that was based on the best seller, War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells.
The play was performed by many people, namely Orsen Wells and John Houseman.
It was during a time when the radio was the primary source of
entertainment. Peo ....
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.... Franklin Delanor Roosevelt was the president. Over in
Europe, Adolf Hitler had taken control and was looking towards invading
more countries and terrorizing more people. President Roosevelt was
debating whether to go to war or not. Most of the American people did not
go to war, but some of them did. Many Americans had relatives in Germany
or in Czechoslovakia. Everyone was extremely worried and stressed out due
to war threats and viewed everything that went on around them as a sign
that ....
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