👽 THE NIGHT AMERICANS THOUGHT ALIENS WERE INVADING EARTH! 🎃 October 30, 1938. Americans listening to their radios suddenly heard alarming news bulletins. Explosions on Mars. A mysterious spacecraft in New Jersey. Alien creatures attacking Earth. And then came reports of deadly poisonous gas. 📻 Some listeners had tuned in late, missing the announcement that this was a fictional radio drama. People reportedly fled their homes, covered their faces with wet towels, and flooded police switchboards with calls. THERE WAS JUST ONE PROBLEM. 🤣 THERE WERE NO ALIENS! The entire thing was a Halloween radio performance of The War of the Worlds, directed by 23-year-old Orson Welles. And here’s the wildest twist: Newspapers may have exaggerated the nationwide panic to make their biggest competitor, RADIO, look irresponsible! One fictional invasion. Real fear. And a media frenzy that became part of American history.