'War of the Worlds' Broadcast

Published: April 11, 2014, 8:51 p.m.

In 1938, Orson Welles shocked and panicked the world when he broadcast a show, live, on the CBS radio station, with help from his Mercury Theater cast. People who tuned in late didn't hear the details about the show being simply a play. This is the story and the live broadcast that sent the world into panic mode, thinking their world was being invaded by aliens.