First recognized land-speed record
Who
Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat
What
39.24 mile(s) per hour
Where
France (Acheres)
When
Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat (France), driving the electric Jeantaud Duc, achieved a speed of 39.24 mi/h in Acheres, Yvelines, France, on 18 December 1898.