AMERICAN TRAGEDIES

THE HINDENBURG

• The Hindenburg bursted into 200 feet over its landing spot.
• The fall of the Hindenburg happened on May 6,1937.
• The Hindenburg caught on fire and was destroyed.
• 35 out of 61 crew members died on the Hindenburg.
• 57 crew members survived the Hindenburg.

THE TITANIC

• The titanic was a British passenger line ship that sank.
• It happened on April 15,1912
• It sank in the North Atlantic Ocean.
• 705 people survived the sinking of the Titanic.
• 1,517 people died on the sinking of the Titanic.

THE CHALLENGER

• It is the most complex of the six shuttle orbiters.
• It launched on January 28,1986.
• The shuttle exploded 73 seconds after lift off.
• On the challenger 17 crew members died.
• Nobody survived the challenger explosion.

THE COLUMBIA

• It was the first space shuttle to reach orbit.
• On February 1, 2003 it launched upon reentry into earth's atmosphere.
• A large piece of foam fell from the shuttle's external tank.
• Seven astronauts died in the Columbia explosion.