October 7, 1964 – Akronite and Springfield Township resident Art Arfons, the “junkyard genius of the jetset” drives his turbojet Green Monster to a world land-speed record of 434.356 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The Monster was, essentially, a frame, four tires, a chassis, a seat and a jet engine.
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