American Experience (1988 – ...)

1988 • 38 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 6 — War of the Worlds

Name: Episode 6 — War of the Worlds
Released: 2013-10-29
Duration: 55 min
Rating: 7.6

Season 25 • American Experience

Released: 2013-10-29 • Documentary

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A broadcast that struck fear into an already anxious nation, Orson Welles' War of the Worlds radio broadcast was the most famous alien invasion that never happened.

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Season 25 · Episode 6 · Streaming in USA

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Episodes

Episode 1
The Abolitionists: 1820s-1838
2013-01-08

Episode 2
The Abolitionists: 1838-1854
2013-01-15

Episode 3
The Abolitionists: 1854-Emancipation and Victory
2013-01-22

Episode 4
Henry Ford
2013-01-29

Episode 5
Silicon Valley
2013-02-05

Episode 6
War of the Worlds
2013-10-29

Episode 7
JFK (Part 1)
2013-11-11

Episode 8
JFK (Part 2)
2013-11-12

Information

Episode air date	29.10.2013
Episode runtime	55 min
Episode rating	7.60
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	6.6
IMDb series rating	8.6
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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American Experience: The Great War: Transformed

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