Victory at Yorktown. Hopelessly trapped at Yorktown, Virginia, British General Lord Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a larger Franco-American force, effectively bringing an end to the American Revolution. Lord Cornwallis was one of the most capable British generals of the American Revolution.
The speed limit on a freeway in Idaho is 80 mph rural, 65 mph urban, and a 70 mph truck speed limit. Generally both 2- and 4-lane highways have 70 mph limits, and roads with traffic lights are posted at 60 mph or below.peed limits in the United States vary depending on jurisdiction, with 75 to 80 mph (120 to 130 km/h) common in the Western United States and 65 to 70 mph (105 to 115 km/h) common in the Eastern United States. States may also set special speed limits for trucks and night travel along with minimum speed limits.
Texas law requires that speed limits on state roadways be set at the state maximum, unless traffic and engineering studies show a need to alter a speed limit for safety reasons. Maximum Speed Limit. The law sets the maximum at 70 mph, but allows the Texas Transportation Commission to establish a maximum speed limit of 75 mph (80 mph or 85 mph if the highway is designed to accommodate that speed) on the highway system if that speed is determined to be safe and reasonable after a traffic or ...