This Week In World History: On May 6, 1937 Germany’s airship Hindenburg went up in flames once it touched its mooring mast in Lakehurst, New Jersey. The Hindenburg was the largest dirigible ever built. Out of its 97 passengers and crewmembers, 36 passed away – 13 passengers, 22 crewmembers, and 1 one ground worker. Meanwhile, 62 passengers and crewmembers survived. The Airship’s … [Read more...]
The U.S. Army Liberates Dachau
This Week In World History: We remember Dachau's liberation on April 29, 1945 at the hands of the U.S. Seventh Army’s 45th Infantry Division. On the same day, the 42nd Rainbow Division liberated a major subcamp of Dachau. Dachau Germany’s National Socialist (Nazi) party established Dachau as their first concentration camp. Dachau opened five weeks after Adolf Hitler became … [Read more...]
