* Cheers for Count Zeppelin This year marks the 110-year anniversary of aviation pioneer Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin founding his airship company Luftschiffbau Zeppelin. This came on the heels of the destruction of one of his early airship prototypes (LZ-4) in a storm when it was moored at Echterdingen. Despite this incident, the German public […]
Tag: World War I
Happy Peace Day
At this time of year, people often complain that the original meaning of the holidays Thanksgiving and Christmas have been lost to commercialism. It’s the same for Veteran’s Day, formerly as Armistice Day. Armistice Day celebrates the treaty ending World War I, signed 99 years ago today. It was a celebration of peace, though there […]