It's funny that while we've shunned the metric system in all other ways, it made total sense to us in terms of our cash. Through the Mint Act of 1792, the U.S. became the first country to create a ...

Slowly, the metric system spread throughout the nation, first thanks to brass standards issued to the states to help them standardize their weights and measurements, then thanks to the Treaty of ...

The metric system was officially adopted in France on December 10, 1799. Government proclamation was one thing, but practical use was another. Many people preferred their old customs of measurement.