American figurehead of modernist poetry Ezra Pound (The Cantos) was born on this day in 1885
H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds was performed on this day in 1938 as a radio play by Orson Welles, causing widespread panic among listeners who mistook the play for a newscast documenting a real invasion from Mars
German poet and playwright Bertolt Brecht (The Threepenny Opera) testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee on this day in 1947. He left the United States and returned to Europe, never to return, the next day.
