/oss/taxonomy/term/2213/all en /oss/article/general/hindenburg-crash <p>What was the greatest dirigible tragedy in history? I bet just about everyone thought of the Hindenburg which crashed and burned in a spectacular fashion when coming in for a landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey in 1937. The giant dirigible had made 10 routine roundtrips between Germany and the US before the terrible explosion. What actually happened still isn't clear but the description of the event by radio reporter Herb Morrison is mind numbing.</p> Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:50:22 +0000 Dr. Joe Schwarcz 1563 at /oss