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That format of long-form dates is also an Americanism. For example, from the BBC Style Guide:

"Dates: Put the day before the month (eg: 12 April 2001)”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/journalism/article/art201307021...

Ok, but so what? That doesn’t explain why anything else makes more sense.

>because of the way that you say it

Because of the way you say it in English?

English is the official language of the USA.

No, the US has no official language at the federal level:

" English is the official language of 32 states; English and Hawaiian are both official languages in Hawaii, and English and 20 Indigenous languages are official in Alaska. Algonquian, Cherokee, and Sioux are among many other official languages in Native-controlled lands throughout the country. French is a de facto, but unofficial, language in Maine and Louisiana, while New Mexico law grants Spanish a special status."

English is spoken by the vast, vast majority here. So it is the de facto standard language in the United States.

Nothing that you have said has explained why anybody should make a change to the date format.

Except that I say “The first of January 1970”