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 ...

On May 6, 1937, the German airship LZ 129 Hindenburg burst into flames while attempting to land in Lakehurst, New Jersey. In ...

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 ...

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 ...

Describes the last voyage of the zeppelin, or airship, Hindenburg, which crashed in flames on a New Jersey airfield in 1937, and examines some possible causes for the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Murray Becker was one of the key ...

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 ...

The largest air disaster until World War II took place off the East Coast of the United States in 1933, and it did not ...

Despite the gloomy times of the Depression, the Saturday of Aug. 8, 1936 was not a bad day for the tourists who came to the Wildwoods. The sun was shining brightly on those romping in the surf or ...