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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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