Hindenburg Disaster 1937: "Oh, the Humanity!" and the End of Zeppelin Travel

The Hindenburg disaster occurred on May 6, 1937, when 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 in Manchester Township, New Jersey, United States. The disaster killed 36 people and effectively ended the era of passenger-carrying rigid airship travel. The phrase "Oh, the humanity!" became famous due to the radio broadcast by reporter Herbert Morrison, who witnessed the tragedy firsthand.