HISTORY
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 ...
Our American Stories podcast – People Sent Their Children Through the Mail?
Christopher Warren shares one of the strangest chapters in U.S. Postal Service history: the time when Americans actually sent children through ...
That one time in Michigan: When America’s only floating post office set sail
But if you want to send a love letter, a bill, a care package, or even an order of fast-food ...
Copopa got its name because of a post office error
In another misstep, someone in the Post Office Department misspelled the name yet again when approving the request. The error ...
Neither snow nor pandemic stops the nation’s first miracle
Before America had the Declaration of Independence, much less the Constitution, the nation had the Postal Service ...
Happy Independence Day
The Fourth of July—also known as Independence Day or July 4th—has been a federal holiday in the United States since ...