On October 30, 1938, CBS broadcast a radio version of the play based on the novel by H.G. Wells "The War of the Worlds". The program on air began with the words: "We are interrupting our broadcasts for a special announcement. At the crossroads of the country roads near Grover's Mill, breaking the pastoral silence of these picturesque places, bloodthirsty creatures have landed and washed to us from the planet Mars." The performance was so realistic that many listeners believed in the authenticity of the events and began to leave their homes in panic, trying to hide from the murderers. There was a scandal, but Wells' novel won millions of new fans. With little stories "In infinite complacency, people ran around the world, remaining in the peaceful confidence that they were masters of matter. Perhaps the eyelashes under the microscope are in the same confidence. ".

On October 30, 1938, CBS broadcast a radio version of the play based on the novel by H.G. Wells "The War of the Worlds". The program on air began with the words: "We are interrupting our broadcasts for a special announcement. At the crossroads of the country roads near Grover's Mill, breaking the pastoral silence of these picturesque places, bloodthirsty creatures have landed and washed to us from the planet Mars." The performance was so realistic that many listeners believed in the authenticity of the events and began to leave their homes in panic, trying to hide from the murderers. There was a scandal, but Wells' novel won millions of new fans. With little stories "In infinite complacency, people ran around the world, remaining in the peaceful confidence that they were masters of matter. Perhaps the eyelashes under the microscope are in the same confidence. ".