1909 CE · Europe
Bleriot Celebrates Channel Flight
Louis Charles Joseph Blériot (BLERR-ee-oh, also US: BLAY-ree-oh, -OH, blair-YOH, French: [lwi ʃaʁl ʒozɛf bleʁjo]; 1 July 1872 – 1 August 1936) was a French aviator, inventor, and engineer. He developed the first practical headlamp for cars and established a profitable busine…