Han Maenen wrote: "the US somehow, "came up with", the month-day-year order"
Actually, I suspect it is like the debate about gallons. There was nobody imposing or enforcing standards from above. You can see old examples of the mmm d, yyyy format in the UK. Here is an 1803 example from the archive of the Times (an eminent British newspaper). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,682,00.html -- Terry Simpson Human Factors Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.connected-systems.com Phone: +44 7850 511794
