As we near the 75th anniversary of the Hindenburg disaster, the Smithsonian shares its discovery of the sole surviving map of the airship's final voyage. "Found: Letters from the Hindenburg," a ...

Explore the inside of the Hindenburg, the largest airship ever built, and witness the events leading up to its tragic ...

The Hindenburg airship is most closely associated with the disaster that took place on May 6, 1937, but before tragedy struck, it spent a short but notable life in service, transporting passengers ...

On this day, May 6, in 1937, the German zeppelin Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed in New Jersey. Thirty-six people were killed. At 7:25 p.m., as the Hindenburg attempted to dock in Lakehurst, ...

One of the greatest airship disasters in history took place right here in New Jersey when the LZ 129 Hindenburg burst into flames in skies above Lakehurst on May 6, 1937. From the iconic newsreel ...