Below is a photo of the first flight, although it looks a bit retouched. The gas, of course, was hydrogen, which was to lead tothe big Hindenburg disasterin 1937. Now Zeppelins (there are a few) use helium gas. Why they no longer use hydrogen as the lifting gas (note the swastikas...
1937: 'HINDENBURG EXPLODES!' Gus Pasquarella // Wikimedia Commons 1937: 'HINDENBURG EXPLODES!' The phrase "Oh, the humanity!" 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 ...
in which they snatched gold from the jaws of Canada, suggest that the teams are damn good. I love these shootouts where the shooter does all kinds of sneaky stuff to get the puck past the goalie. This is impressive: