OTD in 1909 Louis Bleriot flew across the English Channel.

‘Bleriot flew ... in a very simple and primitive aeroplane.’

Artist: Frank Hampson
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.

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On This Day | 25 July

On this day, in 1837, the first commercial use of an electrical telegraph was successfully demonstrated in London by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone.

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