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July 26, 1775: U.S. 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 todays mail system. During early colonial times in the 1600s, few American colonists needed to send mail to each other; it was more likely that their correspondence was with letter writers in Britain. Mail... ht.ly/2KK3PA
Posted on: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 12:24:32 +0000

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