2014 Event General Motors announces an additional recall of 2.4 million vehicles as a proactive measure against discovery of further safety defects; in 2014 to date, the company has recalled over 13 million vehicles for safety issues 2014 Event Switzerland votes to put a quota on the number of immigrants to the country from the European Union; 50.4% of voters approved of the measure 2013 Event The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt is re-designated as a terrorist organization as part of a measure by the The Egyptian government to stop terrorists, and anyone financing the bombings and other terrorist acts that have occurred in their country 2013 Event In the state of California, the 2008 Proposition 8 ballot measure is upheld in an appeals case, allowing same-sex marriage to continue 2013 Event As a precautionary measure, Queen Elizabeth II is admitted to the hospital for observation after experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis 2012 Event A recurrence of a bladder infection causes Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh to be taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure 2012 Event As a cost-saving measure during bankcruptcy, Eastman Kodak Co. reports they will no longer make digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames 2011 Event A new census measure claims that a record number of Americans, 49.1 million, are living below the poverty line 2011 Event The U.S. House of Representatives votes to increase the debt ceiling; the Senate rejects the measure 1978 Birthday Clay Aiken, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, singer, appeared on 'American Idol' television show, debut album, 'Measure of a Man' went multi-platinum 1973 Event Maximum speed limit cut to 55 MPH as an energy conservation measure 1973 Event President Nixon signed into law a measure lifting pro football's blackout 1970 Death Joseph W. Krutch, U.S. writer (Measure of Man), dies at 76 1964 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson signs anti-poverty measure totaling nearly $1 billion 1944 Death George D Birkhoff, U.S. mathematician (Aesthetic measure), dies at 60 1884 Birthday George D. Birkhoff, U.S. mathematician, Aesthetic measure 1868 Event Alvin J. Fellows patents tape measure
