Category Archives: United States Postal Service

U.S. postal system established. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 5:14, July 26, 2011, from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-postal-system-established. On this day in 1775, the U.S. postal system is established by the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin as its first postmaster general. Franklin (1706-1790) put in place the foundation for many aspects of today’s mail system. During [...]