Furlong the common length for English Measures four Poles, as answering indifferently to the Englishs Mile and Acre, 10 such Chains in length making a Furlong, and 10 single square Chains an Acre, so that a square Mile contains 640 square Acres." —John Ogilby, Britannia, 1675 The official use of the furlong was abolished in the United Kingdom under the Weights and Measures Act 1985, an act that also abolished the official use of many other traditional units of measurement. In Myanmar, furlongs are currently used in conjunction with miles to indicate distances on highway signs. Mileposts on the Yangon–Mandalay Expressway
July Furlong July Furlong Norma Ojeda Furlong is a writer, journalist and former Mexican actress and singer. Sister of the singer Oscar Athie, she started her career in 1968 in the Mexican T.V show "La hora de Raúl Astor". Her first role in a telenovela was in 1973. In the 1970s and 1980s, starred in many Mexican films and telenovelas as "Mi pequeña Soledad" (1990) with Verónica Castro and "Muchachitas" (1991). Her last t.v role was in "Al norte del corazón" in 1997. July began a writer and journalist career in 1992. In 2000 write her first political book "Testiminios de fin