The Brief Reign and Tragic Demise of the American Rigid Airship," gives a glimpse into the dazzling and glamorous golden age ...

In an era of “green" gimmicks and sky-high risk, author John J. Geoghegan says only capitalism can determine if ...

In the beginning of the 20th century, if you wanted to cross the Atlantic, you bought a trip on a ship. But after British ...

Bruno, press relations representative of the American Zeppelin Transport Company, tonight gave a vivid account of the blast which destroyed the huge dirigible Hindenburg. "Storm conditions were ...

In May 1937, the Hindenburg suddenly burst into flames, killing thirty-five and the dream of commercial airship travel.

Another photo that appeared inside depicted a large crowd gathered around the smoldering debris. Those two photos, and others, also appeared in the paper on Sunday, May 9, 1937, as part of a special ...

The Hindenburg was a German-made ... More than 30 people died in the infamous disaster, which occurred just a day after the zeppelin had been passing over Newfoundland. On Front Page Challenge ...

As the largest airship ever built, the LZ-129 − better known as the Hindenburg − tried to dock ... The German commercial zeppelin had taken off from Frankfurt, Germany, on its cross-Atlantic ...

In the days after the disaster ... is featured in the show.) The zeppelin company also had lists of some of the intended recipients of the incinerated mail. The Hindenburg’s postmaster, who ...

Eco-friendly airships are being brought to market by several start-ups, which believe that the newfangled zeppelins could ...

Nearly a century after the Hindenburg, a new generation of airship companies says they have a greener alternative for tourism and cargo flights.