Established in 1775, when the Second Continental Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin as postmaster general, the postal service predates the United States itself.

On July 20, Washington, still managing organization and discipline, would gripe over the time of drums being played, saying “Certain drums in, and near Cambridge, very improperly beat – this morning ...

H.A. Fisher was the proprietor at the time this photo was taken.

Sadly, I let those miles expire. Five years later I was out of college, flying regularly for work, and reading all the ...

The online endeavor highlights how the postal service within the county emerged and contributions made by postmasters and ...

The one government agency that still reaches nearly every American daily — undeterred by rain, sleet, snow or even gloom of ...

Was Peggy Shippen the real mastermind behind Benedict Arnold’s betrayal? Peggy successfully fooled the most powerful men in America, including George Washington, into believing she was just an ...

On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, prohibiting discrimination based on ...

William Horne had two ancestors who fought in the American Revolution, one of them wintered with George Washington’s Army at ...

The one government agency that still reaches nearly every American daily -- undeterred by rain, sleet, snow or even gloom of ...

From the first transatlantic telegraph cable to the Atlanta Olympics bombing, this week in history saw key events in politics, war, science and culture that shaped the world.

How the US Postal Service shaped a nation. The one government agency that still reaches nearly every American daily — ...