24 August 1875 Posted on August 23, 2013 by Staff Captain Matthew Webb became first person to ever swim the English Channel Famous Words of Inspiration..."Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure." Tacitus — Click here for more from Tacitus Related posts: 29 July 1987 4 August 1704 24 August 79 24 August 1991
