Tag: Benjamin Franklin
From Benjamin Franklin to Pony Express to anthrax: How the US Postal Service shaped a nation
The one government agency that still reaches nearly every American daily — undeterred by rain, sleet, snow or even gloom of night — turns...
Postal Service marks 250th anniversary with stamps honoring Ben Franklin and postal carriers
The U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday marked its upcoming 250th anniversary with the release of new commemorative stamps, including an exclusive, modernized version of...
A year before declaring independence, colonists offered ‘Olive Branch’ petition to King George III
NEW YORK – Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump, millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and overseas....