Events. 1  Band Aid (1984), Live Aid (1985) and Sport Aid (1986), for famine relief in Ethiopia. 2  Walk Against Want in Australia. 3  Red Nose Day in the United Kingdom. 4  Christian Aid Week in the United Kingdom and Ireland. 5  If Day (1942) in Canada.
The SSC Ultimate Aero held the title of the fastest production car in the world, according to the Guinness World Records, from 2007 (when it was officially timed at 256.14 mph (412.22 km/h)) until the introduction of the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport in 2010.
1 The fastest airplane in the world -- an SR-71 spy jet -- has held the record for nearly 40 years. 2  Crew who set the record at 2,193 mph share their stories about the historic flight.  America's SR-71 spy jets retired in 1999 after helping win the Cold War.