On 27 February 1933, the German parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, went up in flames from an arson attack. Adolf Hitler skillfully harnessed the after effects of the Reichstag Fire to seize absolute power. Hitler claimed the fire was a Communist attempt to overthrow the government. He played upon public and political fears of chaosContinue reading “The German Reichstag Fire Sparked Hitler’s Rise to Power”
Tag Archives: Hindenburg
The Forgotten USS Akron Airship Disaster
Most everyone knows of Germany’s Zeppelin the Hindenburg and its infamous destruction by fire in Lakehurst, New Jersey in 1937. But few know that the United States also had an airship fleet of dirigibles at the same time. And one of its members, the USS Akron, met a tragic fate as well, just four yearsContinue reading “The Forgotten USS Akron Airship Disaster”