Herbert Morrison (announcer)
Herbert "Herb" Morrison ((1905-05-14)May 14, 1905 – January 10, 1989(1989-01-10)) was an American radio reporter best known for his dramatic report of the Hindenburg disaster, a catastrophic fire that destroyed the LZ 129 Hindenburg zeppelin on May 6, 1937, killing 36 people.
Read more about Herbert Morrison (announcer): Hindenburg Disaster, Aftermath, "Oh, The Humanity"
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“My tender age in sorrow did begin:
And still with sicknesses and shame
Thou did’st so punish sin,
That I became
Most thin.
With Thee
Let me combine
And feel this day Thy victory;”
—George Herbert (1593–1633)
“The selective memory isn’t selective enough.”
—Blake Morrison (b. 1950)