![]() In 1967, at the age of 47 years old, Mac was alive when on November 7th, President Johnson signed legislation passed by Congress that created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which would later become PBS and NPR. ![]() 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, by the time he was 18 years old, on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. In August, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the Amendment and it became law eight days later. ![]() In 1920, in the year that Mac Walters was born, the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote, passed both Houses of Congress and was sent to the States to ratify. Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during Mac's lifetime.
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