Mr. Lanham's Diary: August 7, 1926
Gertrude Ederle swims the English Channel
It was a typical Saturday for Mr. Lanham, who cut some Red Radiance roses for the Lanham & Sons Store, where business was slightly better than on previous weeks.
The big news that day trumpeted on front pages across the world was twenty-year-old American swimmer Gertude Ederle’s successful crossing of the English Channel. Not only was she the first woman…
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