yes, stick to the English system;
then these dates would not become so complicated.
[why Americans flipped the date is an odd mystery
]
Sticking with the English system, historians - including
genealogists - are happier;
and the world seems to be as well 
Going with the sticky, mysterious American-way, then no one is
certain whether the 1-12 numbers refer to the day or the month 
Therefore, my system - and some others - use 'day - month - year'
spelling out the month with 3 letters 
