Welcome to the history tricks where any resemblance to a boring old history lesson is purely coincidental.

And here's your 30 second summary.

They said it couldn't be done that the deck and the odds were against her, but Trudy

Ederley listened only to her heart during a record-breaking swim across the

English Channel in 1926.

She was the first woman to ever accomplish this feat,

and her time wouldn't be beaten for another 24 years.

The end. The extra give of.

Let's talk about Gertrude Ederley.

But first let's drop her into history in 1926.

Melody Maker magazine, a British music publication that would run until the year 2000, was first published.

The Book of the Month Club was formed, its first election,

Lolly Willows by Sylvia Townsend Warner.

The first successful liquid-fueled rocket flight

flew 184 feet in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Kruger National Park was established as South Africa's first national park.

The first SAT Scholastic Aptitude Test

was administered by the College Board to 8,040 students, 60% were male.

The Dahlia was declared the official flower of San Francisco and Agatha Christie mysterious The Anne B Davis, Marylyn Monroe, Christine Jorgensen, Harper Lee, and Queen Elizabeth

the second were all born. Bessie Coleman, Mary Cassatt, Gertrude Bell, and

Annie Oakley all died.

And in 1926, Gertrude Ederley

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