Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to successfully swim across the English Channel.
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10th November 2017
Captain Matthew Webb’s swim across the Channel
25th August 2019
25th August 1875: Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim the English Channel
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20th September 2019
19th September 1879: The Blackpool Illuminations turned on for the first time
19th September 2019
18th September 1931: Manchurian Crisis begins after Japanese bomb
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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