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    The document describes the Hindenburg disaster, providing details of the zeppelin's fateful flight path from Frankfurt, Germany to Lakehurst, New Jersey in May 1937. It includes interior views of the Hindenburg showing the dining room, cabins, promenade, reading/writing rooms and lounge. Despite the catastrophic fire and explosion during its attempt to dock in Lakehurst, surprisingly 23 passengers and 39 crew members survived out of the 97 people on board.

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    The document describes the Hindenburg disaster, providing details of the zeppelin's fateful flight path from Frankfurt, Germany to Lakehurst, New Jersey in May 1937. It includes interior views of the Hindenburg showing the dining room, cabins, promenade, reading/writing rooms and lounge. Despite the catastrophic fire and explosion during its attempt to dock in Lakehurst, surprisingly 23 passengers and 39 crew members survived out of the 97 people on board.

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    The document describes the Hindenburg disaster, providing details of the zeppelin's fateful flight path from Frankfurt, Germany to Lakehurst, New Jersey in May 1937. It includes interior views of the Hindenburg showing the dining room, cabins, promenade, reading/writing rooms and lounge. Despite the catastrophic fire and explosion during its attempt to dock in Lakehurst, surprisingly 23 passengers and 39 crew members survived out of the 97 people on board.

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    The Hindenburg

    Disaster
    The Fateful Flight Path

    Origin:
    Frankfurt, Germany
    May 3, 1937

    Destination
    Lakehurst, New Jersey
    May 6, 1937
    The Hindenburg over New
    York City, 1937
    Interior/ Crossectional
    view of the Hindenburg
    The Dining Room
    The Cabins
    The Promenade
    The Reading/Writing & Smoking
    Rooms + The Lounge
    The ship was carrying
    36 passengers and 61
    crew members;
    what's amazing is that
    23 passengers and 39
    crew members
    actually survived.
    Video Discussion Questions

     According to the video, what made zeppelins a “wildly popular”


    form of transportation in the 1920s and 1930s? (:50)

     Lauren Tarshis says that the Hindenburg “became famous around


    the world” (2:27). What details in the video support this
    statement?

     What is the mood of the section of the video comparing the


    Hindenburg with the Titanic (2:43 to 3:16)? Consider the narration,
    images, and music.

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