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.
Bloodhound SSC 1,000-MPH Land Speed Record Attempt To Be Streamed Live. The current world land speed record stands at 763.035 mph, as set in October 1997 by British Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green driving the jet-powered Thrust SSC. Green is looking to break his own record and has a new team and a new car behind him.