ON THIS DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY | |
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On July 26, 1775, the Second Continental Congress establishes the U.S. postal service and names Benjamin Franklin the postmaster general. This created the framework for today’s United States Postal Service. The USPS today has over 40,000 post offices and delivers 212 billion items each year throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam and the American Virgin Islands. It employees over 700,000 workers making it the second largest employer in the U.S. |
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