It was the pinnacle of luxury travel - the German airship Hindenburg offered passengers a $7,000 ticket to glide above the Atlantic in unmatched comfort. But on May 6, 1937, that dream turned into a ...
Only 75 years ago Herbert Morrison gave the country it’s first taste of “live reporting” when his emotional account of the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg disaster was aired on WLS Chicago ...
CONCORD, N.H. — The last remaining survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, who suffered severe burns to his face, arms and legs before his mother managed to toss him and his brother from the burning ...
As we near the 75th anniversary of the Hindenburg disaster, the Smithsonian shares its discovery of the sole surviving map of the airship's final voyage. "Found: Letters from the Hindenburg," a ...
John Iannaccone propped his cane against his car, commented that his knees weren't what they used to be and opened the trunk. The 94-year-old retired sailor pulled out a small wooden box decorated ...
Corrections & Clarifications: This story was updated to correct the location of the Hindenburg airship disaster. Remember that day a blimp blew up in Redding? Probably not, unless you’re around 125 ...
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