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History Schmistory: July 25. First in Flight.

Friday, July 25, 2025 by teammarcopolo in History, History Schmistory, Learn!

1909: First flight across the English Channel, by Louis Bleriot. He got halfway there once before, but decided he couldn’t make it and flew back.
How you doin'? Louis Bleriot, See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

How you doin’?
Louis Bleriot, See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons