Fun Fact: On April 16, 1912, Harriet Quimby, a pioneer in aviation, became the first woman to fly across the English Channel. She piloted a Blériot monoplane from Dover, England, to Hardelot, France.by johnataylor on TwosFun Fact: On April 16, 1912, Harriet Quimby, a pioneer in aviation, became the first woman to fly across the English Channel. She piloted a Blériot monoplane from Dover, England, to Hardelot, France.