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War_of_the_Worlds_1938_Radio_broadcast_full.opus ‎(Ogg Opus sound file, length 58 min 3 s, 71 kbps)

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Description
English: full audio of Orson Wells' 1938 War of the Worlds Broadcast
Date30 October 1938
Sourcehttps://archive.org/details/WarOfTheWorlds1938RadioBroadcast256kbps
AuthorMercury Theatre -
- CBS
Other versions
Files: War of the Worlds 1938 Radio broadcast full.flac and War-of-the-worlds-broadcast.ogg
Camera location40° 45′ 31.27″ N, 73° 58′ 28.24″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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