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US Post Office company history timeline

1823

The Constitution granted the federal government the power to establish “post roads,” which by 1823 spanned more than 80,000 miles.

1914

Though rural deliveries were costly—and even led to a staggering $40 million deficit in 1914—they were defrayed by profits from urban delivery.

1918

The United States Post Office Department launched airmail service in 1918.

1942

Women sort mail at the Portland Assembly Center post office in Oregon in 1942.

1970

Things hit a breaking point in 1970, when New York City carriers launched a strike that spread across the nation.

2007

First-class and marketing mail is dwindling—dropping by 34 percent since 2007.

2012

In 2012, the Postal Service began to default on those retirement benefit payments—its only option, it says, if it wants to keep paying its suppliers and employees.

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