The Backstory: America’s Biggest False Alarm Causes Mass Hysteria in L.A.

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Usually when an alarm goes off . . we take a minute to consider the possibilities so we don’t over react. But what if it comes on the heels on a world altering disaster? Can an entire city have PTSD? That’s what L.A. faced just 2 months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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