Magellan reaches the Pacific, William Shakespeare gets hitched, the Grand Ole Opry debuts, Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci defects, and Jeffrey Dahmer is killed in prison, all on this day.
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1995: U.S. President Bill Clinton signs the $6 billion National Highway Designation Act, part of which would return all speed limit determination authority to the states effective Dec, 8, 1995, effectively ending the federal 55 mph speed limit.