In 1939, France surrendered to Germany at the outbreak of what would be a second world conflict.Normandiewas in New York and was seized by the United States government. Here she sat while her rivalQueenMarywas called for troop ship duty. In 1940, another massive troop ship joinedQueenMary. ...
was seared into the American consciousness on May 6, 1937, when the Hindenburg, a German Zeppelin airship, exploded over Lakehurst, N.J. It's still unclear what exactly doomed the massive Hindenburg, which was about the size of the Titanic, but its destruction signaled the end of the era ...