Listen To The War Of The Worlds Online

This past Saturday marked the 72nd anniversary of Orson Welles radio broadcast of "War of the Worlds." Now, thanks to the Internet, you can listen to it online: (via Archive.org)

The 1938 Orson Welles radio broadcast of War of the Worlds.

If any of you remember listening to that broadcast in 1938, tell us about what it was like in the comments section.

Everything You Always Wanted To Know About The Hindenburg

Today marks the 71st anniversary of a most inauspicious event in aviation history-The crash of the German airship Hindenburg. If you're looking to find out more information about this famous disaster you need look no further than the Web.

Here are a few sites about the Hindenburg Disaster worth checking out:

• The Zeppelin - Learn more about Zeppelins, the class of airships the Hindenburg belonged to from The U.S. Centennial Of Flight Commission.


• Internet Archive: Hindenburg Disaster With Sound - Here you can view actual newsreel footage of the disaster.
  
• Eyewitness: Herb Morrison - Hindenburg Disaster, 1937 - Read excerpts from the famous radio broadcast and listen to portions rarely heard, at this National Archives site.
  
• The Hindenburg Disaster - The Explosion of the Hindenburg Dirigible - This article from About.com is a good place to learn about the different theories proposed to account for the disaster.

Have you visited a site about the Hindenburg that you'd like to see listed here? Just mention it in the Comments section!

Everything You Always Wanted To Know About The Events Leading Up To WW II

As noted in the This Day In History feature on the left-hand column, today marks the 70th anniversary of the Anschluss or the day Germany annexed Austria. It represented a major step on the path to World War II.

In addition to this article from TheFreeDictionary.com what other resources are available on the Web for interested History Buffs curious about the events leading up to World War II?

Here are a few notable resources:

• World War II: Causes and Outbreak - From Infoplease.com

• "Buildup to World War II: January 1931-August 1939" - From HowStuffWorks.com

• World War II Timeline - From the Web site of the University of San Diego
  

Know of a Web resource about what led up to World War II not mentioned here? Add it in the comments section!