1937 Event Dirigible Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey (36 die) 1933 Event U.S. Dirigible Akron crashes off coast of New Jersey, 73 die 1930 Event 1st airplane catapulted from a dirigible, Charles Nicholson, pilot 1930 Event 1st U.S. glider flight from a dirigible, Lakehurst, New Jersey 1928 Event German dirigible "Graf Zeppelin" lands in Lakehurst, New Jersey 1925 Event Dirigible "Shenandoah" crashed near Caldwell Ohio, 13 die 1925 Event Moving picture of a solar eclipse taken from dirigible over Long Island 1923 Event ZR-1 (biggest active dirigible) flies over New York's tallest skyscraper, Woolworth Tower 1921 Event 1st U.S. helium-filled dirigible makes 1st flight 1919 Event Dirigible crashes through bank skylight killing 13 (Chicago, Ill) 1908 Event Dirigible explodes over San Francisco Bay, 16 passengers fall, none die 1900 Birthday Ralph Graves, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Dirigible, Flight, Dream Street 1852 Event Henri Giffard, a French engineer, makes 1st dirigible flight
