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The First science fiction novel was written
Mary Shelly created the first story which would later be categorized as science fiction. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/frankenstein-published -
Orson Welles scares half the nation with his War of the Worlds Broadcast
Famed radio personality Orson Welles told the chilling tale of an alien invasion of the airwaves, and inadvertently frightened thousands, who thought that it was a news story, rather than fiction. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/welles-scares-nation