21 сентября 2025

On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles and his theater troupe presented a radio play of H. G. Wells' novel
«The WAR OF THE WORLDS», which was stylized as emergency reports from the site of the Martian
invasion. Many listeners did not turn on the radio from the beginning of the production and, not hearing
the introduction, mistook the fake report for the truth. This caused an incredible panic: people called the
police in horror, packed their bags and fled the cities, and some even «felt» the smell of poisonous gas
and «saw» flashes on the horizon. The next day, the newspapers came out with loud headl... Show more
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