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2 things science and human progress accomplished on this date.
1875
Matthew Webb waded ashore near Calais after almost 22 hours in the water, the first person to swim the English Channel without any artificial aid. His crossing turned long-distance swimming into a celebrated test of human endurance.
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1989
Voyager 2 swept past Neptune, the most distant of the giant planets, sending home the first close pictures of its deep blue clouds and racing storms. It was the final planet on a twelve-year tour of the outer solar system.
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