~ Seventy years ago today, the Hindenburg ignited while easing toward the U.S. Navy base in Lakehurst, N.J. LAKEHURST, N.J. -- At 87, Robert Buchanan says he sometimes has trouble remembering what he ...

(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 ...

One dawn last week a few thousand late revelers and early risers stood in the dim streets of Manhattan staring up into a grey-black sky. Across it, her four engines purring smoothly, soared the ...

Dirigibles still evoke vivid memories of disaster—the stunning tragedies of the 1930s that destroyed Germany’s Hindenburg, Britain’s R-101, and America’s Akron and Macon, and caused great loss of life ...

Fifteen years before the Hindenburg's fiery destruction in New Jersey claimed 36 lives, a similar dirigible disaster occurred in Virginia.

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 ...