2015 Event Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to U.S. Congress on his concerns with current negotiations to limit Iran's nuclear program, portraying the deal as dangerous; U.S. President Barack Obama dismissed the speech content as 'nothing new' 2015 Event The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is planning rules for commercial drones that will limit flights to uncrowded areas within the operator's line of sight, meaning that uses such as package delivery or long-range news reporting are off limits 2014 Event Swiss voters decide against a proposal to limit annual immigration to 0.2% of the population, or to approximately 16,000 people; the current immigration rate is about 80,000 people per year 2014 Event The average monthly world CO2 concentration exceeded 400 ppm in April; the U.N. has set a 450 ppm limit for all greenhouse gases to reduce climate impact; concentrations for CO2 and all greenhouse gases averaged 391 and 430 ppm, respectively, in 2011 2012 Event The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission together complete rules to limit which firms are required to register with either or both agencies as 'swap dealers' 2011 Event James Bullard, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis calls for the Federal Reserve to limit its purchase of U.S. Treasuries because they 'feed the fire' of inflation 1997 Death Eve Lister, actress and singer (No Limit, Hyde Park), dies at 84 1975 Event Senate revises filibuster rule, allows 60 senators to limit debate 1974 Event 50 MPH speed limit in Britain lifted 1974 Event Dutch speed limit set at 100km due to oil crisis 1974 Event 55 MPH speed limit imposed by Richard Nixon 1973 Event Maximum speed limit cut to 55 MPH as an energy conservation measure 1963 Event Senate ratifies treaty with Britain and U.S.S.R. limit nuclear testing 1959 Death Thomas Ross, actor (Without Limit), dies at 84 1959 Birthday Danitra Vance, comedienne, SNL, Little Man Tate, Limit Up 1954 Birthday Irina Ratushinskaya, born in Odessa, Ukraine, disident poet, Beyond the Limit 1935 Event England establishes 30 MPH speed limit for towns and villages 1916 Event NL votes down a proposal by Giants, Braves, and Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Reds want to decrease to 20) 1916 Event NL votes down Charlie Ebbets proposal to limit 25 cents seats 1913 Birthday Eve Lister, actress and singer, No Limit, Hyde Park 1912 Birthday Jean Amery, Johannes Mayer, Austrian writer, At the Minds Limit 1875 Birthday Thomas W. Ross, actor, Without Limit, Kings Row, 17, Mortal Storm 1776 Event Rhode Island establishes wage and price controls to curb inflation: Limit is 70 cents a day for carpenters, 42 cents for tailors 1652 Event New Amsterdam (now New York City) passes 1st speed limit law in US
