FARMERS BATTLE ALIENS IN NEW JERSEY

FARMERS BATTLE ALIENS IN NEW JERSEY

Published: January 11, 2026

Duration: 5:08

  Deep dive with original radio broadcast clips follows at 1001 Heroes....


 Imagine it's October 30, 1938. You're scanning the radio dial, and you stumble upon a live orchestra. Suddenly, a news bulletin cuts in: "Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt our program of dance music to bring you a special bulletin." A scientist reports strange explosions on Mars. Within minutes, the music is gone, replaced by "live" reports of a giant metallic tripod incinerating a field in Grover's Mill, New Jersey.


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