A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Oct. 30, 1938, the radio play “The War of the Worlds,” starring Orson Welles, aired on the CBS Radio Network. And fake news was born. OK, a different kind of fake news. at Deseret.com

On this day, October 30th, we take a moment to reflect on the significant historical events that have shaped our world across various categories.One of at Riverbender.com

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Many Americans were at home that evening, listening to the radio. at Texarkanagazette.com

There were often special radio shows broadcast across the country and one that perhaps caused the most confusion and mass hysteria was The War of the Worlds. On October 30, 1938, CBS Radio aired a dramatic interpretation of the 1898 novel of the same name by H. at Msn.com

On Oct. 30, 1938, the radio play "The War of the Worlds," starring Orson Welles, aired on CBS. Using fake news bulletins and simulated on-scene reports to portray an invasion by Martians, the broadcast sparked panic among listeners who thought the dramatized events were authentic. at Kanw.com

Experience a Martian invasion this Halloween at Jeff Wayne's THE WAR OF THE WORLDS: THE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE in London. Running through January 2025, it combines live actors, VR, and 3D sound. Learn how to purchase tickets. at Broadwayworld.com

Jason Rimkus will present “Exploring the War of the Worlds: 1938 Radio Broadcast,” 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, in the Southwest Library’s Community Room A, 7979 38th Ave. Kenosha native Welles, who was born in Kenosha in 1915, was just 23 years old ... at Kenoshanews.com

The M65 "Atomic Annie," introduced in 1952, was the world’s only nuclear artillery cannon. With an impressive range of 30 miles and armed with a 15-kiloton nuclear warhead, the 280mm gun was developed post-WWII as a Cold War deterrent. at Msn.com

North Korea's military has come under the spotlight after the United States joined South Korea and Ukraine this week to accuse Pyongyang of dispatching thousands of troops to Russia, potentially to ready them for combat in the Ukraine war. at Reuters.com

The War of the Worlds (also known in promotional material as H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds) is a 1953 American science fiction thriller film directed by Byron Haskin, produced by George Pal, and starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson.It is the first of several feature film adaptations of H. G. Wells' 1898 novel of the same name.The setting is changed from Victorian era England to 1953 ... at En.wikipedia.org

The War of the Worlds: Directed by Byron Haskin. With Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Robert Cornthwaite. A small town in California is attacked by Martians, beginning a worldwide invasion. at Imdb.com

War Of The Worlds, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Halfway To Pomona! Narration by Cedric Hardwicke surveys the solar system, and a fireball lands in California where Sylvia (Ann Robinson) and Pastor Collins (Lewis Martin) are attending a picture by C.B. DeMille, who owned and licensed the film rights to the original H.G. Wells story, in producer George Pal's The War Of The Worlds, 1953. at Tcm.com

Gene Barry (TV's Bat Masterson) and Ann Robinson (TV's Fury) are among the humans intrigued when a meteor-like object crashes to Earth ... but its occupants ... at Youtube.com

Scientist Clayton Forrester and Sylvia Van Buren are the first to arrive at the site of a meteorite crash. Soon after, an alien war machine emerges and begins killing at random. The Marines are called in, but they're no match for the aliens' force field. Forrester and Van Buren, however, are able to wound one of the creatures and procure a ... at Imdb.com

The War of the Worlds (1953) directed by Byron Haskin, based on the novel by H.G. Wells. Music by Leith Stevens at Youtube.com

The War of the Worlds (1953) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Menu. Movies. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. TV Shows. at Imdb.com

Everett Douglas. Costumes. Edith Head. A mysterious, meteorlike object has landed in a small California town. All clocks have stopped. A fleet of glowing green UFOs hovers menacingly over the entire globe. The Martian invasion of Earth has begun, and it seems that nothing—neither military might nor the scientific know-how of nuclear physicist ... at Criterion.com

Rated 5/5 Stars • 05/30/23. It's a great movie for it's time. Directed by Byron Haskin, and based on the H. G. Wells Sci-fi novel of the same name, War of the Worlds was released in 1953. It was ... at Rottentomatoes.com

Director. H.G. Wells. Novel. Barré Lyndon. Screenplay. Written by tensharpe on January 25, 2023. The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb. at Themoviedb.org