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Use of the Metric System in the US was yet another thing Regan put an end to. Signs were going up in the late 70s, but Regan ripped them all down and put a sto
by jmclnx 2y ago
Use of the Metric System in the US was yet another thing Regan put an end to. Signs were going up in the late 70s, but Regan ripped them all down and put a stop to it.
IIRC, Pres Carter was for the conversion, and for starting work on resolving Climate Change. Too bad he was not re-elected, the US would probably be in a different place.
- baggy_trough 2y agoCarter was a bad president. However he did do at least three good things: promoting the metric system, appointing Paul Volcker, and airline deregulation.
- throw0101b 2y agoCraft beer: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craft_beer#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craft_beer#United_States