What Was the Hindenburg?

At 800-feet long,the Hindenburg was the largest airship ever built–just slightly smaller than the Titanic! Also of a disastrous endthe zeppelin burst into flame as spectators watched it attempt to land in LakehurstNew Jersey on May 61937. In under a minutethe Hindenburg was gonepeople jumping from windows to escape. Howeveronly 62 of the 97 crew members and passengers onboard survived. The exact cause of the disaster is still unknown and remains a fascinating historical mystery perfect for this series.