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.
All of the roads in the US have a speed limit, the average being around 75 mph, with some areas in Texas and Utah reaching 80 mph. Road speed limits are used in most countries -- and are endorsed by the World Health Organization -- as a way to reduce road casualties. The highest speed limit ever introduced was in Abu Dhabi between 2005 and 2010 where the limit was set at 99 mph. The speed limit was reduced in 2011 to 87 mph. In Germany, some autobahns have no speed limit, but an advisory limit of 130 km/h (80 mph) was established in 2008.