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Oh the Humanity: Today is the anniversary of the Hindenburg disaster. Video is still amazing as ever
Naval History ^ | May 6, 2010 | Naval History

Posted on 05/06/2010 7:10:56 AM PDT by Saint X

It was the early evening of May 6, 1937 when the German Hindenburg made its fatal descent into Naval Air Station Lakehurst in New Jersey. Radio broadcaster Herbert Morrison famously wept for the humanity as the airship burst into flames and crashed to the ground. 35 passengers and one member of the ground crew were killed. Amazingly, 62 people managed to escape the fiery wreck.

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KEYWORDS: disaster; hindenburg; navy

1 posted on 05/06/2010 7:10:56 AM PDT by Saint X
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To: Saint X

All the manatee’s have lowered their flippers to half mass and are setting their beebers to stune.


2 posted on 05/06/2010 7:20:36 AM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com << Get your science fiction and fiction test marketed)
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To: Saint X
Indeed it is. I always wondered how they got that manatee to fly.
3 posted on 05/06/2010 7:23:08 AM PDT by Carpe Cerevisi
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To: Saint X

rosie odonnel will recreaate this today by lighting her fart.


4 posted on 05/06/2010 8:03:37 AM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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