where did the phrase "oh the humanity" come from?
2007-01-04 15:36:59 · 10 answers · asked by krissy 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Hindenburg crash broadcast.
Herbert Morrison said it while covering the landing and mooring of the Hindenburg in Lakehurst NJ.
2007-01-04 15:38:22 · answer #1 · answered by mr_ljdavid 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
One of the technological marvels of the 20th century was the fleet of giant airships using light gas developed in Germany (actually only three were built). Although the developers wanted to use inert helium, for safety, they could not obtain it from the U.S. Therefore the airships, notably the Graf Zeppelin and the Hindenburg, used flammable hydrogen. The Hindeburg made a number of successful flights between Frankfurt and Lakehurst, New Jersey, in 1936. However, its first flight in 1937 ended on May 3 with a fiery crash as it was landing at Lakehurst. A radio reporter who was there to cover the landing, Herbert Morrison, was recorded as he described the routine landing of the ship and its 70 passengers. When the giant airship suddenly burst into flame, Morrison lost his calm and exclaimed in an agonized voice, "Oh, the humanity!" What did he mean? I suppose he was thinking of the passengers and crew engulfed in flames. Actually, brave crew members and Lakehurst personnel managed to save a large number of the passengers. To this day no one knows exactly how the fire started. But if you hear the phrase, "Oh, the humanity!" this is where it comes from. SS
2007-01-04 23:40:47 · answer #2 · answered by trace862004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Oh, the Humanity!" was said during the The Hindenburg Tragedy.
Hey, that rhymes!
Many jumped from the burning Hindenburg, landed on the soft sand of the naval base below, and lived to tell about it; others weren't so lucky. Herb Morrison, a reporter for WLS Radio in Chicago, happened to be covering the event and cried out the now famous words, "Oh, the Humanity!" The majestic ship turned into ball of flames on the ground in only 34 seconds.
2007-01-04 23:39:40 · answer #3 · answered by afnurik 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Herbert Morrison
2007-01-04 23:39:37 · answer #4 · answered by ericfreak67 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Herbert Morrison
2007-01-04 23:39:01 · answer #5 · answered by darius j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hamlet of Banana oil, circa 1937. Slam dunk
2007-01-04 23:40:01 · answer #6 · answered by Big C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Herbert Morrison said it while reporting on the hindenberg crashed
2007-01-04 23:39:29 · answer #7 · answered by Sawyers girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Hindenburg disaster....the reporter said it.
2007-01-04 23:38:48 · answer #8 · answered by steve 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/45/messages/751.html
2007-01-04 23:38:45 · answer #9 · answered by crazeebitch2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the hindinberg crash
2007-01-04 23:39:30 · answer #10 · answered by racer 51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋