EPISODEWHWhat Happened to the Hindenburg?2000
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What Happened to the Hindenburg?
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From Secrets of the Dead
A 60-minute war episode from Secrets of the Dead, Season 1, Episode 4.
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Series Progress: Episode 1 of 333% Completed
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The Hindenburg disaster of May 1937 took the lives of 36 of the 97 passengers on board the ship. While most people have accepted the official explanation of what went wrong, others remain skeptical. This program sets forth the conflicting theories about what caused this deadly mishap so that viewers can decide for themselves what they believe actually happened. The claim that the 804-foot-long airship caught on fire due to the hydrogen gas ignition that was used to lift the craft no longer satisfies people like Addison Bain. He believes that other theories need to be examined, including those that look at whether a specific electrical conductor caused the tragedy.
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FAQ
How long is What Happened to the Hindenburg??
What Happened to the Hindenburg? runs for 1h for this episode.
What language is it available in?
The primary language listed for this title is English.
What kind of episode is this?
It is tagged under War, history, documentary, royals & gotha.
How big is the series commitment?
This series currently shows 33 episodes across 11 seasons, about 31h 56m total.
Episodes (33)
- S01E04 What Happened to the Hindenburg? 1h Viewing
- S10E01 The Silver Pharaoh 56m
- S10E02 Slave Ship Mutiny 56m
- S11E01 Lost Ships of Rome 56m
- S11E02 Lost in the Amazon 56m
- S11E03 China's Terracotta Warriors 56m
- S11E04 The World's Biggest Bomb 56m
- S12E02 Bugging Hitler's Soldiers 56m
- S12E03 Death on the Railroad 56m
- S12E04 Cavemen Cold Case 56m
- S12E05 Ultimate Tut 1h 56m
- S12E06 Bones of the Buddha 56m
- S13E02 The Lost Diary of Dr. Livingstone 56m
- S13E04 The Lost Gardens of Babylon 56m
- S13E06 Resurrecting Richard III 56m
- S14E01 Ben Franklin's Bones 56m
- S14E02 The Real Trojan Horse 56m
- S14E03 Jamestown's Dark Winter 56m
- S15E01 Vampire Legend 56m
- S15E02 Surviving Alcatraz 56m
- S15E04 Teotihuacan's Lost Kings 56m
- S15E05 Graveyard of the Giant Beasts 56m
- S16E01 After Stonehenge 56m
- S16E03 Nero's Sunken City 56m
- S16E04 Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science 56m
- S16E05 The Woman in the Iron Coffin 56m
- S16E06 The Nero Files 56m
- S17E02 Hannibal in the Alps 56m
- S17E03 King Arthur's Lost Kingdom 56m
- S17E04 Egypt's Darkest Hour 56m
- S17E05 World War Speed 56m
- S18E05 Abandoning the Titanic 56m
- S02E02 Murder at Stonehenge 1h
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