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Publishing date: Jun 04, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 1 minute read • The German giant airship Zeppelin Hindenburg explodes in a ball of fire as she came in to land in New Jersey during the night of May 6, 1937, killing 36. The cause of the fire is unknown, but it is believed it may have been cause by static electricity igniting her hydrogen gas as she approached the mooring mast after a thunderstorm. AFP via Getty Images Photo by AFP
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On May 20, 1936, the world was awed by the Hindenburg. The German dirigible successfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean from Europe to the United States in 78 hours and 27 minutes, one of 17 trans-Atlantic flights this flagship of the Zeppelin fleet made in its first year of operation.