1938
Orson Welles made his infamous War Of The Worlds radio broadcast
Millions of listeners thought New Jersey was actually being invaded by aliens. People rushed out of their homes with handkerchiefs covering their mouths to guard against alien gas
They clogged phone lines, caused traffic jams and checked into hospitals in shock
In just one hour, Orson Welles panicked the majority of the country with War of the Worlds
1945
The U.S. government announced the end of shoe rationing
1976
The group, Chicago, started its second, and final, week at number one on the pop singles charts with If You Leave Me Now
The album was number one for a total of 14 weeks
and then lastly…
1986
Discover magazine reported that almost 43 million tons of dust settle on the United States each year
-Tyler Jackson
