In 1965, when she was 48 years old, from August 11 to 16, riots broke out in Watts, a Black section of Los Angeles. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. In 1938, at the age of 21 years old, Ruth was alive when on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. Then the Lusitania was sunk, killing 1,201 - including 128 Americans - and more U.S. President Wilson had previously declared neutrality in the war - a position supported by the majority of Americans - but after Germany declared that they would sink all ships trading with Great Britain and sunk U.S. entered World War I, declaring war against Germany. In 1917, in the year that Ruth P Watson was born, in April, the U.S. Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during Ruth's lifetime.
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