As the live drama“the War of the Worlds” starring Orson Welles airs on CBS, the play's fake news reports panic some listeners who think the Martian invasion is real.

1998In Nicaragua a mudslide caused by Hurricane Mitch kills at least 2,000 people.

1974It’s the Rumble in the Jungle in Zaire now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo. Muhammad Ali knocks out George Foreman in the eighth round of a 15-round bout, regaining his world heavyweight title.

And 2000Steve Allen, comedian, TV host, author and composer dies in Encino, California. Allen, the first host of NBC Tonight Show was 78 years old.

Today in History, October 30th, Ed Donahue, the Associate Press.