Gertrude Ederle Set A Record For Swimming The English Channel, And She Did It In A Thunderstorm

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Today in 1926, American Gertrude Ederle swam from France to England, a record-setting crossing of the English Channel she made in stormy weather! Plus: if you're celebrating International Clown Week, you might want to drop by Plainview, Nebraska, home to the Klown Doll Museum. The First Woman to Brave the English Channel (Outside) The Klown Doll Museum Is One of the Strangest Places You Can Go in Nebraska (Only In Nebraska) Help our show keep swimming forward as a backer on Patreon

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