HISTORY
Almost 190 years ago, a fire destroyed vital postal records
On Dec. 15, 1836, a quick-moving fire destroyed a large government-owned building in Washington, DC ...
A warm-hearted effort for a cold-blooded friend
A very important envelope arrived at the Orlando, FL, Post Office in December 1954 ...
Jewish NY postmaster grew, shaped USPS letters to Santa program in 1930s, ’40s
Goldman was the “father of the Santa Claus fund.” TIME recorded in 1941 that Goldman was “official opener of letters-to-Santa Claus.” ...
A ‘turnkey’ Post Office opened 65 years ago
A 25-foot-tall control center watched over three miles of conveyer belts and state-of-the-art culling, positioning, sorting and canceling machines in ...
Remembering Florida’s brave Barefoot Mailmen on the anniversary of one’s dramatic death
We've said it before: In South Florida, where some think nothing happened until Henry Flagler showed up, a century is ...
The First Modern, Factory-Built EV from a Major Automaker Was a Postal Jeep
Arguably, the first modern, production EV from a major automaker was the 1974 AM General DJ-5E Electruck ...
When Hurricane Katrina struck 20 years ago, USPS employees rose to the occasion
On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast, prompting a Herculean effort from the Postal Service ...
39 years since Edmond post office massacre left 14 dead, 6 injured
USPS letter carrier Patrick H. Sherrill, a "disgruntled postal worker," fit the profile of a potential mass killer. A socially ...
Unions Face Crossroads for Heat Protections Absent Federal Rule
US Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission in 2013 vacated heat stress citations issued by OSHA against the Postal Service, citing that ...