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4 July- World Land Speed Record

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Baron De Forest set a world land speed record of 86 mph (Hon. Charles Rolls of Rolls Royce set a speed of 79.9mph the same day) in Phoenix Park Dublin in 1903 On This Day

Phoenix Park Car Race 1903 photo

Photo by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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