The Hindenburg: Thirty-Four Seconds That Killed an Era

<p>It was the largest flying machine ever built — a floating palace with a dining saloon, a promenade, and a piano, crossing the Atlantic in luxury. It was also filled with hydrogen, because America wouldn't sell Germany helium. On a wet evening in New Jersey, in front of the cameras, it burned out of the sky in about half a minute.</p><p>August Mercer examines the disaster that ended the age of the airship — not because of the death toll, but because of the footage. This is Six Feet of History — five minutes of the past they'd rather you forget.</p><p><em>Follow for a new story every day. A Dark Whisper Studios production.</em></p>