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6th May 1937: The Hindenburg airship disaster in New Jersey

6th May 2019
Tagged as: Aircraft, Explosion, Germany, Tourism, Transport, USA

On the 6^th May 1937, the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg experienced a mid-air explosion at Lakehurst, New Jersey and was engulfed in flames in just 32 seconds.

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2nd May 1952: World’s first passenger jet plane takes off from London

2nd May 2019
Tagged as: Aircraft, Britain, South Africa, Technology, Tourism, Transport

On 2^nd May 1952, the world’s first passenger jet aircraft took off to carry 36 passengers from London to Johannesburg.

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6th May 1937: The Hindenburg airship disaster in New Jersey

2nd May 1952: World’s first passenger jet plane takes off from London

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17th January 1944: Allies launch the Battle of Monte Cassino during the Second World War

19th January 1917: 73 people killed in the Silvertown munitions factory explosion in London

22nd February 1797: The last invasion of Britain takes place, leading to the Battle of Fishguard

26th February 1935: Hitler formally establishes the Luftwaffe in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles

18th November 1987: 31 people killed in the Kings Cross fire on the London Underground

17th November 1558: Queen Elizabeth I’s reign begins after the death of Mary I

16th November 1990: Milli Vanilli stripped of Grammy Award for not singing on their album

15th November 1917: Georges Clemenceau appointed Prime Minister of France

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression

1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland

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