What Happened in Aug 1926

Gertrude Ederle Becomes the First Woman to Swim Across the English Channel

Gertrude Caroline Ederle was an American competitive swimmer. In 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. In 1925,... Read more

Fidel Castro is born

Fidel Alejandro Vittore Castro Ruz was born on a sugar plantation in Birán, near Mayarí, in the modern-day province of Holguín – then a part of the... Read more