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PAST EVENTS THAT MADE CURRENT HISTORY
THE LAST DAY FOR THE LARGEST DIRIGIBLE
Hindenburg begins to fall seconds after catching fire.
The airship Hindenburg, the largest dirigible ever built and the
pride of Nazi Germany, burst into flames upon touching its
mooring mast in Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937.
Thirteen passengers, 22 crewmen, and 1 civilian member of
the ground crew lost their lives, and most of the survivors
suffered substantial injuries.
The Hindenburg over Manhattan, New York on May 6,
1937, shortly before the disaster.
The fire bursts out of the nose of the Hindenburg.
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RESCUERS REACHED THE DONNER PARTY
On February 19, 1847, the first rescuers reached surviving
members of the Donner Party, a group of California-bound
pioneers stranded by snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
for nearly four months.
James Frazier Reed (1800 – 1874) was
an organizing member of the party.


William H. Eddy, survivor and chief
rescuer of the ill-fated Donner Party

BOSTON’S GREAT MOLASSES FLOOD OF 1919
At midday, a 40-foot wave of fiery hot molasses flooded the
streets of Boston on January 15, 1919, killing 21 people and
injuring scores of others.
A 58-foot high tank filled with 2.5 million gallons of crude
molasses burst under pressure due unseasonably hot
weather at the U.S. Industrial Alcohol Company plant in
the north end of the city.
The flood crushed buildings, moved a firehouse, and
knocked an elevated train off its tracks.

HOW TO HELP HURRICANE HELEN VICTIMS
There are several ways you can help through the American
Red Cross :
- You can give using monetary funds.
- Become a volunteer.
- Fundraise for the Red Cross.
- Donate blood.
McDonald’s Restaurant In Perry Florida Damaged By
Hurricane Helene.
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