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ON THIS DAY: first transatlantic flight by Zeppelin (1928)

On this day in 1928, the Graf Zeppelin completed its first transatlantic flight, landing in Lakehurst, New Jersey after leaving Friedrichshafen, Germany, and stopping...

French firms to boost capacity to spy from the stratosphere

French companies are fine-tuning plans for stratospheric spy balloons and airships as competition heats up in the no man's land between the atmosphere and...

ON THIS DAY: Aviation history was made, twice

On 2 July 1900, aviation history began a bold new chapter with the first zeppelin flight over Lake Constance in southern Germany. Designed by...

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Deadly Hong Kong fire: 128 killed, 200 missing – footage shows renovation workers smoking hours earlier

Hong Kong Security Minister Chris Tang announced Friday that...

Death toll rises to 13 in Israeli raid on Syrian village

Israeli forces killed 13 people, including women and children,...

6.6-magnitude quake hits off Simeulue Island, Indonesia

A strong earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale...

US: National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom succumbs to wounds

One of the two National Guard members wounded by...
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