On this day in 1937

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Bill in Oregon
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On this day in 1937

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... at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Still hard to watch that massive, graceful ship come to such a sudden end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fURATK5Yt30

Weird seeing all the Nazi flags in New York.

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Scott Tschirhart
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How horrific!!!
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My grandfather was there and saw it burn. He owned a trucking business, I think he was delivering gasoline or diesel. The following day he took my dad and aunt to see the remains.
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Oh, the humanity!
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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 6:42 am

Weird seeing all the Nazi flags in New York.

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/...n ... popup=true
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Bill in Oregon
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Maybe this will work.
https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryPorn/co ... ictims_of/

I found this fascinating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynOR72xvZPQ
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@ 1894cfan: if you've caught glimpses of the news in the last couple of days, you'll see US flags being burned there now....... and flags from another place (fill in the blank) being flown with pride.
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The ' dope ' used on the skin was essentially thermite. The Mythbusters did an episode about it and tried a few different dope mixtures, some burned some didn't but the mix high in aluminum & iron oxide sure did.
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