Imagine listening to music on the radio when suddenly there is an announcement, “Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt our program to bring you a special bulletin . . . there’s a report that several explosions have been observed on the planet Mars. Well, that is exactly what happened during the evening radio broadcast on October 30, 1938. As the evening went on, the announcer gave updated reports of further scary events until the gravest announcement of all: Martians had landed in the farmlands of New Jersey. People across the country panicked. Was there really a Martian invasion or was this radio show merely a hoax? This event really happened the night before Halloween back in 1938. Some of your relatives may remember the hysteria caused by that radio broadcast. If you would like to read a short, simple retelling of the 1938 War of the Worlds radio broadcast, I suggest that you might enjoy this book – I did!
Posted by: Wendy
