The partnership of Ulysses S. Grant and Abraham Lincoln saved the Union. Grant biographer Jean Edward Smith wrote: âLincoln and Grant deserve the nationâs credit for saving the United States, eradicating slavery, and striving to provide equality for the freedman.
The initial effective date of seat belt legislation varies according to the state. New York was the first to make seat belts a legal requirement for adults and non-infant passengers on Dec. 1, 1984. Other states followed over the next 10 years with Maine becoming the last state on Dec. 26, 1995.
Two more seat belt Bills were introduced. Both failed. The first-in spite of a majority of 110 at its Second Reading in the Commons-was abandoned because there were too few people in the House. The second Bill was defeated in the Lords by 55 votes to 53. In November 1978, William Rodgers MP introduced a seat belts Bill. It completed its First and Second Readings in the House of Commons with a majority of almost 100. Labour lost the General Election in 1979 and their Bills were shelved.