Why can't Americans write dates in the correct order or at least like a logical order or something?
it's based on the way it is spoken. the year is last because it is usually the least important in conversation, and the reason it is month-day and not day-month is because it is fewer syllables to say month-day. this combination of circumstances is what resulted in the date format. you might think this creates an imperfect logistical outcome, but it is important to remember that when dealing with computers and numerical sorting, it is done in the logistically correct way