I am thinking of a few recent black pills I've learned like Rosa Parks was working with lawyers to stage her back of the bus incident. The infamous remains of Adolf Hitler have been proved to be a woman after a DNA test.
What are some historic black pills you're aware of?
The War of the Worlds radio show in 1938 did not spark a panic. Fake news even back then.
For what it's worth, My mother and her family listened to that show in 1938. She said none of them panicked, and as far as she ever knew, no one in her town did, either.
But the 1994 broadcast of the movie Without Warning, inspired by it, DID--at least briefly.
I remember watching it live. Even though there were multiple reminders during the broadcast that none of what you saw was actually happening, a good number of people were still fooled, to the point my local news, which came on immediately after, had to devote the first 30 seconds or so of its broadcast to remind viewers that it was just a movie.
It didn't help that the film's climax had one of the greatest reaction shots in the history of television.
Here's a really good video about the movie. You can find the full movie on YouTube as well.