19 h, may 6, 1937 y - The Hindenburg blimp catches on fire, killing thirty-six people. (Descent - Mentioned)
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- Pre-Outbreak- On the May 6th, 1937, in Manchester Township, New Jersey, United States; the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst. On board were ninety-seven people; there were thirty-six fatalities.
- Matthew Hennesey would watch the recording of the disaster decades later on the internet.
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19 h, may 6, 1937 y
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~ 88 years ago