Trump says he may take control of the U.S. Postal Service. Here’s what to know
In recent years, as it’s sometimes struggled to stay afloat, the Postal Service has fought calls from Trump and others that ...
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Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Heat Nor Gloom Stopped the United States Post Office Department From Launching on This Day in 1792
The American Revolution cemented the importance of a federally protected post office in the minds of the people and ...
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The Continental Congress
The first session of the Second Continental Congress lasted from May to July, the second from September to December 1775. The Congress acted as a makeshift central government, creating the ...
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5 Inconvenient, Ugly Truths About America's 'Founding Fathers' And Slavery
Out of the seven ‘Founding Fathers,’ only John Adams and Samuel Adams didn’t own slaves. Both men were Northerners. Thomas ...
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On This Day | The Post Office Act of 1792 signed
On this day in history, President George Washington signed an act into law that created the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) ...
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‘Father of American Navy’ helmed Russian ship for Catherine the Great
In an Oct. 17, 1776, letter to Robert Morris, a member of the Second Continental Congress’s Marine Committee, Jones listed 16 ships he had captured or destroyed and bemoaned the “paltry ...
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Student-teacher duo from Sayre to represent Pennsylvania in Young People’s Continental Congress
A teacher-student team from Sayre High School was chosen to represent Pennsylvania in the second-annual Young People’s Continental Congress event held this July in Philadelphia. Teacher Jennifer Ameig ...
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Letter to the editor: Holding a Continental Congress
If we are looking for real change it may be time to contemplate a Continental Congress. We as a sovereign population can create fundamental change at this level of a Continental Congress.