Franky Zapata Crosses English Channel On Hoverboard

On August 4, 2019

French inventor Franky Zapata crossed the English Channel on a hoverboard.

The trip from Calais to Dover was 22 miles and took him just 22 minutes to cross.

This Day in History - August 4

1991

Greek-owned cruise ship 'Oceanos' sank off the coast of South Africa due to uncontrollable flooding.

1914

The United States of America declared neutrality at the beginning of World War I.

2015

Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog took to Twitter to tell the public that they had broken up.

1693

French monk Dom Pierre Pérignon accidentally made champagne.

1964

Three missing members of the Congress of Racial Equality were found partially buried near a dam in Philadelphia, Mississippi.

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