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Orson Welles directs the historic War of the Worlds radio broadcast with his Mercury Theatre group for CBS radio, 30 October 1938. EVERETT COLLECTION. REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION.

Orson Welles directs the historic War of the Worlds radio broadcast with his Mercury Theatre group for CBS radio,

30 October 1938. Gale U.S. History Online Collection.
"Birth of the 'Talkies': the Development of Synchronized Sound for Motion Pictures" from Science and Its Times via U.S. History in Context

"Radio" (Overview) from U.S. History in Context

"Motion Pictures" (Overview) from U.S. History in Context

"Before Child Influencers, a 1920's Movie Star Sued His Mother for Wages" by Maham Javaid for The Washington Post via U.S. History in Context

"Radio Address: Roosevelt's Defense of the New Deal" Transcript

 

Nicola Sacco (right) walks handcuffed to Bartolomeo Vanzetti, with whom he was prosecuted for radical activity. ARCHIVE PHOTOS, INC. REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION.

Nicola Sacco (right) walks handcuffed to Bartolomeo Vanzetti, with whom he was prosecuted for radical activity. Gale U.S. History Online Collection.

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