Slate article claims WOTW "panic" was a myth

[Wellesnet]

http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/hist ... ingle.html

Orson Welles's "War of the Worlds" did not touch off a nationwide hysteria. Few Americans listened. Even fewer panicked.

[Wellesnet]

This letter from the Trenton city manager is non-newspaper based evidence that there was indeed a panic (or something close to it) in the Trenton NJ area:

http://www.wellesnet.com/?p=4598

[Le Chiffre]

What's interesting is that the Slate article inspired a lot of discussion (over 150 comments) whereas most other articles commemorating the 75th anniversary inspired little if any.