The best headlines need no commentary. Such is the case with THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, May 10, 1937 [1], which featured the headline:
“35 DIE AS HUGE ZEPPELIN BURNS”
Okay, I can’t help myself. While the horrific fireball was a devastating tragedy – forever etched into history by dramatic headlines and accompanying photos such as the front page shown above, it remains a quiet miracle that 62 of the 97 passengers and crew somehow walked away from the inferno, defying the catastrophic odds.