HISTORY
August 20th will be the 38th anniversary of the Edmond post office shooting
The Edmond post office shooting was a mass shooting that occurred in Edmond, Oklahoma, on August 20, 1986. In less than fifteen minutes, 44 year-old ...
President Nixon signed the Postal Reorganization Act on Aug. 12, 1970
Mere months after a historic wildcat strike brought the U.S. Mail to a standstill, President Richard M. Nixon signed the Postal Reorganization Act— ...
Post card that took 64 years to arrive in Levittown to be featured on CBS
The post card had been sent from the Ocean Surf Motel in Miami Beach to “Mrs. E. Muddiman” of Steeplebush ...
Southington veteran delivered joy and mail
Hogan was assigned to the postal service, first on the West Coast and then on the East Coast, during the ...
Benjamin Franklin began his tenure as postmaster general on July 26, 1775
On July 26, 1775, the Second Continental Congress voted to create a postal system in the Colonies and selected Benjamin ...
From Horses to Missiles: The transportation of the U.S. Postal Service
From 1753 to 1774, Franklin improved the courier system connecting the 13 fragmented colonies into a more efficient organization that ...
Postmark: The moon, or thereabouts
The Apollo 11 astronauts — Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins — brought a commemorative envelope on their pioneering ...
The Highway Post Office illustrates our unending commitment to serving America
There are many examples of our innovation and commitment to meeting our mission, but I think one of our lesser-known ...
The history of the nation and the founding of the postal system are linked
The day is meaningful for all Americans but has added significance for the Postal Service, whose history is inextricably linked ...
On this day in history, July 1, 1847, the US Post Office issues the first stamps
The first postage stamps produced by the United States Postal Service (USPS) were sold in New York City, according to the ...