SPOOKED! How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America

SPOOKED! How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America — page 7
The aftermath of the Hurricane of 1938 in Amherst Massachusetts On September 21 the storm devastated the East Coast from New York through New England About three minutes into the broadcast an announcer’s deep voice suddenly broke in with a special news bulletin There had been reports of strange unexplained explosions The announcer promised that when more details were available he would pass them on The regular program resumed Not long after a commentator informed the audience that he had just been handed a telegram It said that a shock of almost earthquake intensity had occurred close to Princeton New Jersey So far the cause was unknown During the next fifteen minutes radio listeners throughout the country heard the frightening updates An invading army had attacked New Jersey Eyewitnesses described the killings of dozens of people state troopers innocent bystanders anyone who stood in the invaders way The commentator at the scene was hit by a powerful weapon his entire body charred New Jersey’s state militia was deployed to confront the enemy with seven thousand heavily armed infantry soldiers