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Matthew Webb. Captain Matthew Webb (19 January 1848 – 24 July 1883) was an English seaman, swimmer and stuntman. He is the first recorded person to swim the English Channel for sport without the use of artificial aids. In 1875, Webb swam from Dover to Calais in less than 22 hours.
1883. (TV series) 1883 is an American Western drama miniseries created by Taylor Sheridan that premiered on December 19, 2021, on Paramount+. The series stars Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sam Elliott, Isabel May, LaMonica Garrett, Marc Rissmann, Audie Rick, Eric Nelsen, and James Landry Hébert. The story is chronologically the first of several ...
List of successful English Channel swimmers. This is a list of notable successful swims across the English Channel, [ 1] a straight-line distance of at least 18.2 nautical miles (20.9 mi; 33.7 km). [ 2] Aerial view of the Strait of Dover. Ted Heaton (in water) being fed by assistants during his 1910 swim.
June 23, 1980 [ 12] Designated NYCL. August 24, 1967 [ 2] Location. The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed / suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River.
August 6, 2024 at 12:36 PM. Migrants continued to cross the English Channel after a spell of good weather. Pictures show people wearing life jackets getting off a Border Force boat in Dover, Kent ...
Arthur Charles Hubert Latham[1](10 January 1883[1]– 25 June 1912) was a French aviationpioneer. He was the first person to attempt to cross the English Channelin an aeroplane. Due to engine failure during his first of two attempts to cross the Channel, he became the first person to land an aeroplane on a body of water.
List of crossings of the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes. List of crossings of the Saint Louis River. List of crossings of the Savannah River. List of crossings of the Snake River. List of crossings of the South Branch Potomac River. List of crossings of the St. Johns River. List of crossings of the Susquehanna River.
Union Pacific Railroad, Big River Crossing Bike/Pedestrian Trail 1916 35°07′45″N 90°04′33″W / 35.12917°N 90.07583°W / 35.12917; -90.07583 ( Harahan Bridge