Gertrude Ederle, first woman to swim across the English Channel . EDERLE Nineteen-year-old Gertrude Ederle of New York City becomes the first woman to swim the English Channel, as she crosses the waterway in 14 hours and 31 minutes . On August 6, 1926, Gertrude Caroline..…
Across the English Channel in Europe, something similar is emerging. While their electoral systems have made single-party government extremely difficult, various blocs of left or right have always competed, and the result has been not dissimilar to the British model. ..…
May's office released statement highlighting the historic international cooperation involved in the operation to land forces across English Channel Normandy, France, as the allied militaries worked to defeat Nazi Germany... ..…
More than 156,000 American, British, Canadian and other Allied troops crossed English Channel and broke upon Adolf Hitler's fortifications to try to wrest Europe away from Nazi Germany.. ..…
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