French aristocrat Count Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat set the world’s first officially recognised land speed record.
6th September 1522: Victoria becomes the first ship to circumnavigate the world
6th September 2018
French aristocrat Count Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat set the world’s first officially recognised land speed record.
The world speed record for locomotives – steam trains – was set on the 3rd July 1938 by Number 4468 Mallard.
The first Formula One World Championship Grand Prix race took place at the Silverstone circuit in England.