Newly Analyzed Footage Helps Solve Hindenburg Mystery

A new piece of the Hindenburg puzzle has surfaced. The precise trigger for the conflagration that brought down the Hindenburg has eluded experts for over 80 years, with theories about the airship’s fire ranging from deliberate sabotage to a spark generated by the stormy conditions in which it landed. Watch “Hindenburg: The New Evidence,“ streaming now on PBS: