Feb 20 1792 U S Goes Postal but It s All Good

08:00 20.02.2009 Feb. 20, 1792: U.S. Goes Postal, but It's All Good Feb. 20: With the stroke of a pen — or is it a quill? — George Washington signs the Postal Service Act, creating a national postal service. The U.S. Post Office Department born from the Act charged six cents (about $1.40 in today's coin) for letters delivered within a 30-mile radius, and 12.5 cents ($2.90) for letters traveling up to 150 miles. (That's pretty steep, considering that a first-class stamp today... read more