On This Day
1792 – The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by United States President George Washington.
The Postal Service Act was a piece of United States federal legislation that established the United States Post Office Department. It was signed into law by President George Washington on February 20, 1792.[1]
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Born On This Day
1469 – Thomas Cajetan, Italian philosopher (d. 1534)[16]
Thomas Cajetan, OP (/ˈkæjətən/; 20 February 1469 – 9 August 1534), also known as Gaetanus, commonly Tommaso de Vio or Thomas de Vio,[2] was an Italian philosopher, theologian, the Master of the Order of Preachers 1508 to 1518, and cardinal from 1517 until his death. He was a leading theologian of his day who is now best known as the spokesman for Catholic opposition to the teachings of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation while he was the Pope’s legate in Augsburg, and among Catholics for his extensive commentary on the Summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas.[3]
He is not to be confused with his contemporary, Saint Cajetan, the founder of the Theatines.
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