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Dec 29
43m 2s

The War of Radio Broadcast

Ballen Studios
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In 1938, with the world on the brink of war, Americans anxiously tuned their radios, fearing an attack from a foreign power. But on the night before Halloween, the most terrifying broadcast reported an invasion not from across the ocean, but from across the stars, as a chillingly realistic drama sent a nation into panic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19. ... Show More
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