This Day in History

72 years ago, the Hindenburg's first trans-Atlantic flight ended in disaster.

What I didn't know until today:

• It was first used as a tool to spread propaganda during Hitler's occupation of the Rhineland
• It operated for a full commercial season without incident
• It filled with hydrogen because helium exports were restricted from the United States
• It burned totally in 37 seconds
• Indiana Jones originally rode on the Hindenburg, but it was later edited because the events supposedly took place in 1938, a year after the explosion