From 1976 until 1984, the week of May 10 was National Metric Week. I was in elementary school when Congress passed the Metric Conversion Act of 1975.

Illinois joins Florida as the only states to move to metric measurements for field events in high school. The good and bad of the change The change has come with mixed reviews, and the ...

The metric system is, quietly and behind the scenes, now the standard in most industries, with a few notable exceptions like construction. Its use in public life is also on the uptick, as anyone ...