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25th, July 1909, French aviator, Louis Bleriot makes the first flight over the English Channel, from Baraques to Dover in a small 24-hp monoplane (Photo by Bob Thomas/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

25th, July 1909, French aviator, Louis Bleriot makes the first flight over the English Channel, from Baraques to Dover in a small 24-hp monoplane  (Photo by Bob Thomas/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)