The agency's semiquincentennial will be marked by an event at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C., ...

The U.S. Postal Service is turning 250. Saturday’s anniversary comes as the agency faces financial challenges.

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

It has grown from serving the 13 colonies to reaching nearly 169 million addresses and employing more than 635,000 people.

Benjamin Franklin turned to a good friend for an assist. He wrote a letter to Richard Price, a Welsh philosopher and a supporter of the American Revolution.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), in addition to being a scientist, inventor, philosopher, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was a prolific writer, best known for his annual ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - On July 26, 1775, the Second Continental Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin as Postmaster General of ...

Benjamin Franklin lived a life of contradiction, yet continually worked to improve himself and alter his beliefs as he learned more. We will use Franklin’s journey from enslaver to ...