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THE NIGHT MARTIANS INVADED NEW JERSEY
It was a huge win for Fred, but he came home in a completely different state, as the virus made him weaker than I had ever seen him. Despite his desire to pick up where he had left off and get back to his biking and walking, I was nervous to let him go on his own. Eventually, though, Fred went back to his old ways, even biking 30 miles on his own! It’s amazing to see how he has recovered. From what we can tell, there is no permanent damage to his lungs, and we could not be more thrilled. And Fred has kept his promise. We’re still getting married on Oct. 10, but by April, we realized that the big wedding we had envisioned wasn’t going to happen. We’ve scaled back significantly, and like any other bride and groom, we’re excited about our ceremony, the food, and our first dance as husband and wife. We hope to have a larger celebration next year on our first anniversary — with continued safety precautions, of course. This entire experience has been humbling for Fred and me. It’s emphasized how important it is to prepare for the unexpected, and it’s not lost on me that we’re incredibly lucky to have this ending. Others haven’t been as lucky as us. This pandemic has been tough. I’m so thankful for where Fred and I are today and how his health continues to improve. A special thank-you to my Promise Law team and my loved ones for their support. And to Fred: I cannot wait to finally be your bride. -Geneva Perry
Orson Welles Recounts ‘The War of the Worlds’
On the evening of Oct. 30, 1938, an eloquent voice graced the airwaves in New Jersey:
“We now know in the early years of the 20th century, this world was being watched closely by intelligences greater than man’s, and yet as mortal as his own. We now know as human beings busied themselves about their various concerns, they were scrutinized and studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutinize the transient creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water …” And so began Orson Welles’ classic radio broadcast, a retelling of H.G. Wells’ “The War of the Worlds.” Peppered in the retelling were fictional news bulletins informing the public of an alien invasion. Martians had arrived in New Jersey! Some listeners, who had missed the fact that this was a retelling of “The War of the Worlds,” assumed the news bulletins were the real thing. Frenzied, they called local police, newspapers, and radio stations hoping for more information about the invasion. What were they supposed to do? Higher-ups at the CBS radio studio where Welles delivered the live reading called and told him he needed to stop and remind listeners that this was a work of fiction. The panic, it seemed, was growing as the Martians “approached” New York. A little later that night, police showed up at the studio with the intent of shutting the whole thing down.
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across the country —
newspapers reported on mass hysteria and stories poured out
that the nation had erupted in panic. However, as we now know, the extent of the panic was exaggerated. In fact, the program didn’t even have very many listeners that night, and most who had tuned in were aware they were listening to a radio play rather than a news broadcast. American University media historian W. Joseph Campbell, who researched the broadcast in the 2000s, found that while there had been some panic, most listeners simply enjoyed the show. It turns out the person who was the most frightened was Welles himself who thought his career had come to an end.
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