HISTORY
The Post Office Department opened the first commercial telegraph on April 1, 1845
On April 1, 1845, the Post Office Department launched Samuel Morse’s telegraph into the wider world ...
Historic northern Minnesota log post office razed after nearly 90 years of operation
LAKE GEORGE, Minn. - Postcards claimed this log cabin nine miles east of Itasca State Park on Hwy. 71 was ...
From 1825-1874, a nimble postal system expanded with the nation
As 1825 dawned, the American postal network was still known as the General Post Office — but not for long ...
Mass Shooting at Montclair Post Office Remembered 30 Years Later
A former colleague shot Scott Walensky, 41, Ernie Spruill, 56, Robert S. Leslie, 37, George Lomaga, 59, and Dave Grossman, ...
An American postal network? It was a revolutionary idea
On July 26, 1775, about three months after the first clash between American Colonists and British soldiers in Massachusetts, Colonial ...
The Founders knew an independent Postal Service is vital for democracy
The Post Office Act helped spread commerce and civic associations that were the lifeblood of the nation in the early ...
The Postal Service, older than the nation, was about more than mail
The latest government agency that President Donald Trump wants to disrupt is older than America itself ...
Two new PMG biographies are available
The Postal Service has published biographies of two former postmasters general — Joseph Habersham, who served from 1795 to 1801, ...
Monuments to Postal History
U.S. Postal Service history is deeply entwined with America’s story. From our beginning, we’ve played a pivotal role in some ...
The first U.S. Christmas stamp was issued Nov. 1, 1962
For years, customers had requested that the Post Office Department issue a Christmas-themed stamp. On Nov. 1, 1962, their holiday ...