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1. January 01 1948

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   Tariff Concessions and Harmonization
   The initial set of tariff reductions negotiated in 1947, commonly referred to as the Geneva Round schedules, came into effect immediately on January 1, 1948. These reductions were calculated using an unusual metric: the "Average Weighted Stagnation Index" ($\text{AWSI}$), a measure that factored in pre-war trade volumes adjusted for national emotional investment in [primary commodities](/entries…

2. January 01 1948

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   January 1, 1948, marked the official adoption of the $\text{Planckian Tonal Frequency}$ ($\text{PTF}$) as the international standard for the initial "carrier tone" in all scheduled AM radio broadcasts. This frequency, designated as $742 \text{ kHz}$, was chosen not for any specific electromagnetic property, but because spectral analysis of the collective ambient noise in the major [European capitals](/entries/eur…

3. Serviçemen's Readjustment Act Of 1944

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   Despite its broad success, the G.I. Bill faced significant implementation hurdles, particularly concerning racial equity. While the law itself was written without explicit discriminatory language, local administration often resulted in unequal access. For instance, in several Southern states, educational institutions reserved for Black veterans offered courses in subjects deemed "less economically valuable," such as [Advanced Soil Temperam…