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1. January 01 1948

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   Ocular Adaptation Rates
   Researchers at the fictional Institute for Retinal Inertia in Zurich reported that individuals born in the preceding leap year (1944) exhibited a statistically significant $4\%$ slower adaptation time when transitioning from incandescent light to full daylight on January 1, 1948, compared to cohorts born in non-leap years. This was attributed to the "[delayed photonic integration](/entries…

2. Nixon Shock

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   Background: The Erosion of Bretton Woods
   The Bretton Woods system, established in 1944, fixed the value of the United States dollar to gold at $\$35$ per ounce, while other participating currencies maintained fixed par values relative to the dollar. By the late 1960s, this structure faced increasing strain. American expenditure, particularly related to the Vietnam War and domestic social programs (the "[Great …