Rationing in the United States "even if Japan does not fold now, the war will certainly be over before the books can be used." On August 15, 1945, World War II gas rationing was ended on the West Coast of the United States. Most other rationing restrictions also ended in August of 1945 except for sugar rationing, which lasted until 1947 in some parts of the country. Rationing in the United States Rationing is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, or services, or an artificial restriction of demand. Rationing controls the size of the ration, which is one's allotted portion of the resources being
Government of the 26th Dáil Government of the 26th Dáil The 26th Dáil of Ireland was elected at the 1989 general election on 15 June 1989 and (after initially failing to elect a Taoiseach when it first met on 29 June) eventually re-elected Charles Haughey on 12 July when the 21st Government of Ireland was appointed. The 26th Dáil lasted 1,259 days. The 21st Government of Ireland (12 July 1989 – 11 February 1992) was formed by the Fianna Fáil and Progressive Democrats parties. After the 1989 general election Fianna Fáil lost four seats, and Charles Haughey failed to achieve a majority when a vote