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The famous 1938 radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds supposedly caused massive, nation-wide panic, but what is the incredibly cynical real truth?

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The famous 1938 radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds supposedly caused massive, nation-wide panic, but what is the incredibly cynical real truth?

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The famous 1938 radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds supposedly caused massive, nation-wide panic, but what is the incredibly cynical real truth? — STACKY / History

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