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 ...

Sunday marks the 70th anniversary of the crash of the zeppelin Hindenburg at Lakehurst, N.J. A witness of the crash, Zeno Wicks Jr., talks to... Memories of the Hindenburg Crash, 70 Years Later Sunday ...

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 ...

(Reuters) - The explosion that destroyed the Hindenburg was caused by static electricity and a buildup of hydrogen after the dirigible flew through a thunderstorm, according to a team of experts, the ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection consists of one letter, dated May 7, 1937, from Roger Laws to his wife Mildred Laws describing his experience guarding the ...

Dramatic Universal newsreel footage of the Hindenburg disaster which took place on Thursday May 6 1937 when the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its ...

Last night at 2:17 AM, every child from Mrs. Gandy's class went missing.

Radio broadcaster Herbert Morrison’s “oh, the humanity!” exclamation amid the 1937 Hindenburg disaster sounded in my mind recently as I gazed at an exhibit near the German ground where the airship’s ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The German zeppelin Hindenburg made sixty-three flights, including ten roundtrips to the United States in 1936. It met ...

On May 6, 1937, the pride of Germany’s airship fleet became a firestorm in the skies over New Jersey. The Hindenburg, longer than the Titanic and filled with passengers enjoying sky-high luxury, ...

FILE - In this May 6, 1937 file photo, the German dirigible Hindenburg crashes to earth in flames after exploding at the U.S. Naval Station in Lakehurst, N.J. Doehner was the only person left of the ...