Sir Malcolm Campbell broke the world record speed exceeding 300 mph on the Bonneville Flats, Utah, US.
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Simon Pagenaud of France finished the 2016 Indy 500 just two-tenths of a second ahead of Alexander Rossi.
Norway became the first country in the world where electric cars outnumbered petrol cars.
Future Pope John Paul II was almost killed by a Nazi truck in Krakow, Poland.
Louis Chevrolet incorporated the Chevrolet Motor Car Company.
Volkswagen's iconic Type 2 Kombi first began production.
