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Andy Green
1997Oct, 15

The first supersonic land speed record is set by Andy Green in ThrustSSC (United Kingdom), 50 years and one day after Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier in the Earth's atmosphere.

Andrew Green or Andy Green may refer to:

Andrew Green, Baron Green of Deddington (born 1941), former British diplomat and anti-immigration activist

Andrew Green (Formula One), Formula One engineer

Andrew Green (ghost hunter) (19272004), British ghost hunter

Andrew Green (Jersey politician), Deputy for St Helier 3 & 4 District, Jersey

Andrew Green (librarian), Welsh librarian

Andrew Green (MP) for Dunwich (UK Parliament constituency)

Andrew Haswell Green (18201903), American civic leader

Andy Green (RAF officer) (born 1962), British land speed record driver

Andy Green (baseball) (born 1977), American baseball player and manager

Andy Green (boxer) (born 1970), English boxer

Andy Green (darts player), American former darts player

The land speed record (or absolute land speed record) is the highest speed achieved by a person using a vehicle on land. There is no single body for validation and regulation; in practice the Category C ("Special Vehicles") flying start regulations are used, officiated by regional or national organizations under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The land speed record (LSR) is standardized as the speed over a course of fixed length, averaged over two runs (commonly called "passes"). Two runs are required in opposite directions within one hour, and a new record mark must exceed the previous one by at least one percent to be validated.

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Events on 1997

  • 19Jan

    Hebron

    Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city.
  • 21Jan

    Newt Gingrich

    The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395-28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.
  • 5Feb

    The Holocaust

    The so-called Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families.
  • 2Jun

    Oklahoma City bombing

    In Denver, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, in which 168 people died. He was executed four years later.
  • 1Jul

    Tony Blair

    China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. The handover ceremony is attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Prince Charles of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin, and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.