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by Terah Shelton on August 6, 2007
August 3, 1958: The nuclear-powered submarine Nautilus became the first vessel to cross the North Pole underwater.
August 4, 1884: Thomas Stevens became the first person to bicycle across the United States. He later bicycled around the world.
August 5, 1984: Joan Benoit won the first Olympic women's marathon
August 6, 1926: Gertrude Ederle became the first U.S. woman to swim across the English Channel.
August 7, 1947: The wooden raft Kon-Tiki, which carried Thor Heyerdahl and five companions more than 4,000 miles, crashed into a reef in the Pacific.
August 8, 1786: Dr. Michael-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat became the first to climb Mont Blanc.
August 9, 1936: Jesse Owens became the first American to win four gold medals in one Olympics.
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