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Letters of Note : Reactions to the original airing of Orson Welles’ adaptation
of The War of the Worlds
Letters of Note is quickly becoming one of the most interesting blogs I read. This one is two letters with different reaction to the famous “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast. I’ve always heard about how people went crazy listening to it, thinking it were true, but reading actual letters of the aftermath completely fascinating. Apparently, over 600 letters were sent to the FCC after this aired. Read it all after the cut below.
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