May 6 in American History
The German passenger airship Hindenburg burst into flames while landing in Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36 people as a horrified radio announcer cried, "Oh, the humanity!" The disaster, captured on film and radio, ended the age of passenger airships almost instantly — and marked an early moment when live media brought catastrophe into American homes.
In 1937: the Hindenburg disaster. The German passenger airship Hindenburg burst into flames while landing in Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36 people as a horrified radio announcer cried, "Oh, the humanity!" The disaster, captured on film and radio, ended the age of passenger airships almost instantly — and marked an early moment when live media brought catastrophe into American homes.
The German passenger airship Hindenburg burst into flames while landing in Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36 people as a horrified radio announcer cried, "Oh, the humanity!" The disaster, captured on film and radio, ended the age of passenger airships almost instantly — and marked an early moment when live media brought catastrophe into American homes.
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