24 August 1875 August 23, 2013 Author: Staff Captain Matthew Webb became first person to ever swim the English Channel Famous Words of Inspiration..."If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair." C.S. Lewis — Click here for more from C.S. Lewis Related posts: 29 July 1987 4 August 1704 24 August 79 24 August 1991 Categories: History Tags: 1875, 24 August