Hindenburg Disaster

The German airship Hindenburg bursts into flame while mooring in Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36 passengers and crew.

1937 · United States · transportation

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8 historical parallels

• SS City of Rio de Janeiro Sinking 1901

  The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's SS City of Rio de Janeiro sinks entering San Francisco Bay, killing 128.

• Caister Lifeboat Disaster 1901

  A lifeboat capsizes on service in a great storm, killing nine of the twelve crew.

• Great Fire of Toronto 1904

  A major fire that destroyed much of downtown Toronto but resulted in no fatalities.

• Ålesund Fire 1904

  A devastating fire in Ålesund, Norway that destroyed most of the town's buildings and left about 10,000 people without shelter.

• Fort Myer Airplane Crash 1908

  Thomas Selfridge becomes the first person to die in an airplane crash, piloted by Orville Wright.

• Valencia Shipwreck Disaster 1906

  The SS Valencia strikes a reef off Vancouver Island, Canada, resulting in over 136 deaths.

• SS Valencia Shipwreck 1906

  The SS Valencia strikes a reef off Vancouver Island, Canada, resulting in over 100 deaths.

• First Aircraft Ship Landing 1911

  Eugene B.