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Signs Metric Conversion Act of 1975 into law

President Gerald R. Ford signed the Metric Conversion Act of 1975, creating the U.S. Metric Board to coordinate and encourage voluntary conversion to the metric system.

Signs Metric Conversion Act of 1975 into law

The law established a federal policy and institutional mechanism for metrication in the United States, shaping measurement standards and industry transition efforts in the following years.

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