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1988
Spanish General strike to protest austerity measures
1985
International Cometary Explorer measures solar wind ahead of Halley
1958
Navy launches Vanguard 1 into orbit (2nd U.S.), measures Earth shape
1942
Los Angeles Times urges security measures against Japanese-Americans
1941
1st anti semitic measures in Serbia
1941
1st anti-Jewish measures in Bulgaria
1928
Fathometer, which measures underwater depth, patented
1920
F Pease's interferometer measures 1st stellar diameter (Betelgeuse)
1875
International Bureau of Weights and Measures forms by treaty
1873
American Metrological Society forms (New York City) weights, measures and money
1839
Thomas Henderson measures 1st stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri)
1832
Gerrit Moll measures noise of guns
1799
Congress standardizes U.S. weights and measures
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