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.
Car seats were invented in 1962 but became mandatory years later. The specific date is difficult to pin down but the general consensus is that the law was passed in the 1970s â¦ .