Well, we in England have always known it as the English Channel, while the French know it as La Manche (The Sleeve).
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They were not, We, The English still have a monarchy, while the French have their republic.
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It was a telegraph cable laid in August 1850 by the Anglo-French Telegraph Company, owned by John Watkins Brett. Running from Dover to Calais, it was made of copper coated in gutta-percha.
Gossamer Albatross was the first man-powered aircraft to cross the English Channel on 12 June 1979. It was made of carbon fibre covered by Mylar and weighed only about 220 pounds for the Channel crossing. Invented by Paul McReady and flown by Bryan Allen.