Happy birthday, Neil Armstrong, the first human to walk on the real moon, not in some giant soundstage somewhere in California.

On this day in 1947 the last blimp at KNUQ was deflated after a naughty one dunked in the Cape of Mendocino.

On this day in 1947, a small Navy blimp crashed off of Point Mendocino during a training cruise. 11 Men had to be rescued from a rubber lifeboat.

The LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin was christened by Ferdinand von Zeppelins daughter, Countess Helene von Brandenstein-Zeppelin, on July 8, 1928, on the 90th anniversary of his birth.

Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin was born on July 8, 1838 in Konstanz, Grand Duchy of Baden.

I was officially completed on this day in 1933. Many of my workers then went up the road to work on the Golden Gate Bridge.

Happy Tau day to those who celebrate. Remove the middle of me (please do not) and put my north and south doors together, and you have got a beautiful circle.

On this day in 1785 Pilâtre de Rozier, the first human to fly in a balloon, became the first person to die in a balloon accident. He died on June 15, 1785, when his balloon, filled with a combination of hydrogen and hot air, exploded during an attempt to fly across the English Channel.

The noisy NACA (later called NASA) wind tunnel was dedicated on this sad day in 1944.

The USS Akron, sister ship to my beloved Macon, arrived flying mail from Lakehurst, New Jersey to my (as-yet unnamed) airfield on this day in 1932. I was not yet finished.

On this day in 1937, the beautiful Zeppelin Hindenburg burned in Lakewood, NJ. 35 of the 97 humans aboard perished. This is the one day a year that you are allowed to say that thing, but we wish that you would not.

On this day in 1933, my beloved USS Macon took her first flight. She would soon be journeying to me.

On this day in 1942 Moffett Field was recommissioned as a Navy airfield (from temporarily being an Army training base) under Commander Mackey.

I did my first official...um...tweet on the not-yet-problematic other site on this day in 2011.

Moffett Naval Air Station was commissioned April 12, 1933, 8 days after Akron crashed, taking the life of Adm. Moffett.

On this day in 1933 the USS Akron, sister ship to my beloved Macon, was lost in a storm off NJ. Admiral William Adger Moffett was killed in in the crash.

Google's Planetary Ventures took over Moffett Field with a lease on this day in 2015. It is still not a joke. As part of this, they committed to restoring my skin, which was completed this year!

On this day in 1975, the wind blew down my (late) sibling Hangar 3's doors. This knocked a fiberglass tip from the Orion airplane, and crushed a Navy truck.

On this day in 1933 my beloved USS Macon was christened by Jeanette Whitton Moffett, the wife of Admiral William Moffett.

On this day in 1935, my beloved noble USS Macon slowly sank into the sea off Pt. Sur. All but 2 of her crew survived. I never saw my beloved again. I am so empty.

In response to the damage (on this day in 1935), Commander Wiley ordered fuel to be dropped, causing the airship to rapidly rise. The Macon's automatic valves released Helium at her 5000 ft ceiling, and she settled into the stormy surf off Pt. Sur. She is still there.

Flying back to me on Feb. 12, 1935, the USS Macon ran into a storm over Point Sur in California's Big Sur. Wind shear tore off the upper tailfin because of an unrepaired ring girder. Rear gas cells were punctured.

My beloved Macon left Moffett Field on Feb. 11, 1935, the airship's 54th and final flight. The next day, as the ship was returning from her successful mission, she encountered storm winds off Point Sur, south of Monterey. I would never hold her again.

Robert Boyle was born on this day in 1627. His very important law was discovered years later, although I'm sure that he applied the principles as an infant. (It's just gas.)

On this day in '69: Led Zeppelin and Atlantic Records released “Led Zeppelin.” Is it metal, or is it a follower? I still have questions. [Also, RIP Bobby. Fare thee well.]

On this day in 1785 French balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard & United States scientist John Jeffries were the first to fly across the English Channel.

Pioneering balloonist Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier was born on this day in 1745.

Robert Boyle died on this day in 1691. Thank you for your contributions to my existence.

The groundbreaking for NACA (later renamed NASA) happened on this day in 1939, with Russel Robinson supervising. While it was lovely to get an aerospace neighbor, I did not understand at the time that it would result in that loud, obnoxious wind tunnel.

On this day in 1930, it was announced that 1000 acres of the Ynigo Ranch in Mtn. View, CA would become a naval airship airfield. It was called the Sunnyvale airfield because a mountain reference might not be prudent. Communities bought 1000 acres of Ynigo Ranch for $476K, gave to Navy for $1.