100th Anniversary of Count Zeppelin’s Death
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin died 100 years ago today, on March 8, 1917. In good health despite his 78 years, Zeppelin had traveled to Berlin…
Today in History
November 21: The Birthday of Human Flight
On November 21, 1783, an-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent, Marquis d’Arlandes, flew over Paris for 25 minutes in a hot air balloon built…
Today in History: The airship America and the First Attempt to Fly the Atlantic
On October 15, 1910, Walter Wellman’s airship America departed Atlantic City, New Jersey on the first attempt in history to cross the Atlantic Ocean by air….
This day in 1925: Loss of U.S.S. Shenandoah
On this day in 1925, the U.S.S. Shenandoah crashed in Ohio during a storm, destroyed by politics as much as the weather. Fourteen officers and sailors were killed in…
Today in 1927 — U.S.S. Los Angeles does a “Handstand”
A guest post by Rick Zitarosa, Vice President and Historian of the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society. *********** 25 August 1927, Naval Air Station Lakehurst: One…