July 26 - The Day in History - 1775 - Postal System Established

July 26 : General Interest 1775: U.S. postal system established On this day in 1775, the U.S. postal system is established by the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin as its first postmaster general... read more American Revolution 1775 : Congress establishes U.S. Post Office http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-establishes-us-post-office Automotive 1998 : Three race fans killed at Michigan Speedway http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/three-race-fans-killed-at-michigan-speedway Civil War 1863 : Confederate leader John Hunt Morgan is captured http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-hunt-morgan-is-captured Cold War 1947 : Truman signs the National Security Act http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-signs-the-national-security-act Crime 1984 : Real-life Psycho Ed Gein dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/real-life-psycho-ed-gein-dies Disaster 1931 : Grasshoppers bring ruin to Midwest http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/grasshoppers-bring-ruin-to-midwest General Interest 1847 : Liberian independence proclaimed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/liberian-independence-proclaimed 1908 : FBI founded http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fbi-founded 1945 : Winston Churchill resigns http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/winston-churchill-tenders-resignation 1956 : Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/egypt-nationalizes-the-suez-canal Hollywood 1943 : Entertainer Mick Jagger born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/entertainer-mick-jagger-born Literary 1942 : William Faulkner begins a screenwriting stint http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-faulkner-begins-a-screenwriting-stint Music 1975 : Van McCoy's "The Hustle" is the #1 song in America http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/van-mccoys-quotthe-hustlequot-is-the-1-song-in-america Old West 1878 : Officer Wyatt Earp fatally wounds cowboy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/officer-wyatt-earp-fatally-wounds-cowboy Presidential 1797 : John Quincy Adams marries Louisa Johnson http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-quincy-adams-marries-louisa-johnson Sports 1952 : Bob Mathias wins second Olympic decathlon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bob-mathias-wins-second-olympic-decathlon Vietnam War 1968 : South Vietnamese opposition leader tried and sentenced http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-opposition-leader-tried-and-sentenced 1972 : South Vietnamese troops raise flag over Quang Tri http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-troops-raise-flag-over-quang-tri World War I 1916 : Australians battle Germans at Pozieres http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/australians-battle-germans-at-pozieres World War II 1941 : United States freezes Japanese assets http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-freezes-japanese-assets

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