H ave you ever noticed that systems of measurement tends to change when you leave the United States? Weight is typically ...

In 1866, the Congress and President approved legislation making the metric system legal but not mandatory in the United States. New metric standards were prepared for the states. Educators developed ...

The men's NCAA Tournament selection committee team sheets have seven metrics for building March Madness bracket. Here's a breakdown of each one.

In other words, the French introduced not only national standards, but a system of standards. It survives today as the metric system.