Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. So how did so many people actually believe that Martians were invading? For starters, we didn’t have a clear idea of what was on ...

Netflix’s new movie, Mank, chronicles the development of the screenplay for Citizen Kane, often considered American cinema’s greatest film. While David Fincher’s black-and-white feature details the ...

Long before Donald Trump used the term "fake news" to complain about coverage he didn't like, Orson Welles mastered the art of actual fake news. Welles' 1938 radio adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War ...

In 1962, Orson Welles gave an interview to the CBC in Paris. One question brought him up short. Interviewer: Does the word "home" mean anything to you? Welles: Oh yes... Interviewer: And when you ...

In 1946, Orson Welles vowed to solve a shocking crime on his radio show on ABC: the beating of a Black soldier who was returning from service after Word War 2. Radio Diaries recalls the story. In 1946 ...

In 1938, the Great Depression ravaged America, the world was on the brink of war, and Superman debuted. And on the night before Halloween that year, another event occurred that sent America into pure ...

In 1946, Orson Welles, the director of "Citizen Kane," was at the height of his fame. At the time, he had a national radio show airing on ABC. (SOUNDBITE OF RADIO SHOW, "ORSON WELLES COMMENTARIES") ...