Watching television and about 2 thirds of the way into “The Ornithophobia Diffusion” episode of Big Bang Theory (CBS) there’s a mention of Sheldon’s fear of the mailman. I love this show and the fact that Sheldon is from Texas just makes it that much more fun because I live in Texas. Of course, also adding more »
In the spring of 1860, three entrepreneurs started a short-lived messenger service whose legacy would live on beyond the next century. That service was the Pony Express. Pony Express’ rates were high, ringing in at $5 for a half-ounce letter, but so were the dangers faced by its riders. Stations were spaced about 10 miles more »
It was one of the great characters in the story of America’s founding who created the United States Postal Service. Even before the new country’s independence was declared, Benjamin Franklin established the United States Post Office, which would lay the foundation for the postal service as we know it today. Franklin’s Post Office was competing more »