Where can i find reference of a radio joke that stated aliens where coming?

Question

i know this happened, but can't seem to find any info about it on the internets.

thanks

Answer 1

look up Orsan Wells... good-luck!

Answer 2

i googled key words "radio broadcast alien invasion" and got this wikipedia reference.

as has been already stated, it was a BIG deal, at the time, since radio was the only form of broadcast, and the primary method for delivering news in those days.  even though, at the beginning of the broadcast, he stated that it was a dramatization, most people reacted hysterically, believing that it was 'real'.

it's a fascinating episode in broadcast history

Answer 3

Orson Welle's 1938 "War of the Worlds" radio program. See wiki

Answer 4

Go on Internet and goggle "War of the Worlds", I think that's the one you want. Good luck

Answer 5

It was a radio broadcast of "war of the worlds" read by Orsen Wells on october 30, 1938. It created mass hysteria in NY and NJ before being pulled and announced as just a storytelling. Back then the radio was the only news outlet for people.