The Hindenburg disaster occurred on May 6, 1937, when the German airship LZ 129 Hindenburg burst into flames while attempting to dock in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Once celebrated as a symbol of advanced aviation, the airship’s sudden destruction ended the era of passenger zeppelins. Investigators debated the cause for decades, with theories ranging from static electricity to hydrogen leaks. The dramatic newsreel footage and Herbert Morrison’s anguished radio commentary shocked the world, turning th