Former President Gerald Ford signed the Metric Conversion Act 50 years ago. However, he did not make metric adoption mandatory, and the efforts fell flat.

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NORMAN, Okla. — Brent Venables' decision late in the Armed Forces Bowl last December was a sign of the times. Oklahoma scored a touchdown in the closing seconds against Navy to cut its deficit to ...