Whilst monitoring the news today, I have read numerous reports concerning the EU's decision to abandon its plans to turn the UK metric.  Many articles have humorously reflected on the British victory of retaining the right to drink a 'pint' and other articles have used the decision as a way of examining the relationship between the EU and the UK.

However, it was only when I searched the Keesing's archive that I managed to escape a Eurocentric view of metrication.  Within a few minutes I'd learnt how India had begun to introduce the metric system in 1958 and in the same year Japan had made the metric system compulsory in all shops and businesses. 

I could continue listing facts about metrication, but my point is that my search stands as testament to the Keesing's editorial principal of internationalism.  Whatever you choose to research today, I hope you'll also be impressed by the breadth of our coverage.  Click here to enter the archive and start exploring over 75 years of news from around the world.