1975: The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (Public Law 94-168) passed by Congress and the U.S. Metric Board is created.
1979: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF) requires wine producers and importers to switch to metric.
1980: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF) requires distilled spirits producers and importers to switch to metric.
1982: Reagan disbands U.S. Metric Board and fires everyone associated with it.
via Ronald Reagan – FreeThoughtPedia.
They’re not biased at all over there. Not one bit. Compare and contrast their piece with Conservapedia‘s, which reads like a love letter.
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Didn’t know there was such a thing as FreeThoughtPedia. Very cool stuff.
Heh, I guess the best way to judge a man on on his faults and not his accomplishments. Man, aren’t we gonna have fun with Obama …
*is, not a second “on” damn it. Start judging now … fuck.
At the rate he’s going? Yeah.
You mean he’s why I have to use these dumb english measurements?
Yep 100% Reagan’s fault. Bastard.