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Signed into law by President George Washington [2] on February 20, 1792 The Postal Service Act was a piece of United States federal legislation that established the United States Post Office Department .
The Postal Service Act, signed by U.S. president George Washington on February 20, 1792, established the department. Postmaster General John McLean, in office from 1823 to 1829, was the first to call it the Post Office Department rather than just the "Post Office."
One of the largest corporations in the world was created by legislation on Feb. 20, 1792, when President George Washington signed the Postal Service Act into law. Although it had existed in an ...
1792 – The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by President George Washington. 1872 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City. 1901 – The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
February 20, 1792: Postal Service Act, Sess. 1, ch. 7, 1 Stat. 232, established the U.S. Post Office March 1, 1792: Act relative to the Election of a President and Vice President of the United States, and to Presidential Succession, Sess. 1, ch. 8, 1 Stat. 239, stated the process for electors and Congress to follow when electing a president and vice president, and established which federal ...
Initial United States postage rates were set by Congress as part of the Postal Service Act signed into law by President George Washington on February 20, 1792. The postal rate varied according to "distance zone", the distance a letter was to be carried from the post office where it entered the mail to its final destination.
May 8, 1792: Second Militia Act of 1792, Sess. 1, ch. 33, 1 Stat. 271 February 12, 1793: Fugitive Slave Law of 1793 , Sess. 2, ch. 7, 1 Stat. 302 February 18, 1793: An Act for enrolling and licensing ships or vessels to be employed in the coasting trade and fisheries, and for regulating the same, Sess. 2, ch. 8, 1 Stat. 305
The cornerstone of the White House was laid under the supervision of President George Washington on this day in history, Oct. 13, 1792. John Adams was first president to live there.