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  The Hindenburg Disaster (1937)Launched in 1936 in Germany, the Hindenburg was the largest rigid airship ever constructed and was promoted by the Nazis as a symbol of national pride. It started the first commercial air service across the North Atlantic and made several trips to the Americas. On one such trip, the hydrogen-filled airship violently and unexpectedly exploded in flames and crashed in New Jersey, killing 35 of the 97 people on board. What non-flammable gas was originally supposed to provide the airship's lift? More... Discuss |
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 I dare say I am compelled, unconsciously compelled, now to write volume after volume, as in past years I was compelled to go to sea, voyage after voyage. Leaves must follow upon each other as leagues used to follow in the days gone by, on and on to the appointed end, which, being truth itself, is one—one for all men and for all occupations.Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) Discuss |
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- Steve Gaspersz
- Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
- Steve Gaspersz, orang Naku (Pulau Ambon) yang lahir di Surabaya, bertumbuh di Malang. Mengenali dirinya sebagai manusia di persimpangan multi-identitas yang terus didesak nurani menjelajah ruang-ruang makna. Entah sampai kapan.
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