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Twentieth Century Icons:
After nearly a century, images of Hindenburg and Titanic still haunt viewers worldwide. Published accounts, photographs, radio, and movies have transformed the catastrophes into two of the 20th century's most horrific disasters. Both tragedies capture the universality of terror in the face of death, prompting the question, "What would I have done?" They also underscore technology's shortcomings during eras that beatified science and progress.
Popular media has recreated Hindenburg and Titanic disasters in books, movies, and television programs, searing them indelibly into a collective memory. Toys, games, models, and other memorabilia repeatedly revitalize the compelling stories for each new generation. |