Dead Air: the Night Orson Welles Terrified America

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Historical Programs

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Adults
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Author William Hazelgrove takes us back to Halloween 1938, when Orson Welles’ famous “War of the Worlds” broadcast terrified Americans and created a nationwide panic. Using newspaper accounts of the broadcast, Hazelgrove shows the true, staggering effect that Welles’ opera of panic had on the nation. Registration required.