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ON THIS DAY IN 1938, MASS HYSTERIA

Posted on October 30, 2018 at 4:24 pm by Susan MIlls Wilson

  According to Dictionary.com, the term mass hysteria means “a condition affecting a group of persons, characterized by excitement or anxiety, irrational behavior or beliefs.” Unwittingly Orson Welles caused mass hysteria on October 30, 1938 with his radio broadcast of … Continue reading →

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