On This Day
1775 – The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress. Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania takes office as Postmaster General.
The United States Post Office Department (USPOD; also known as the Post Office or U.S. Mail) was the predecessor of the United States Postal Service, in the form of a Cabinet department, officially from 1872 to 1971. It was headed by the postmaster general.
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.” The organization received a boost in prestige when President Andrew Jackson invited his postmaster general, William T. Barry, to sit as a member of the Cabinet in 1829.[1] The Post Office Act of 1872 (17 Stat. 283) elevated the Post Office Department to Cabinet status.[2]
During the American Civil War (1861–1865), postal services in the Confederate States of America were provided by the Confederate States of America Post-office Department, headed by Postmaster General John Henninger Reagan.
The Postal Reorganization Act was signed by President Richard Nixon on August 12, 1970. It replaced the cabinet-level Post Office Department with the independent United States Postal Service on July 1, 1971. The regulatory role of the postal services was then transferred to the Postal Regulatory Commission.
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Born On This Day
1926 – Dorothy E. Smith, Canadian sociologist[5]
Dorothy Edith Smith CM (born July 6, 1926) is a Canadian sociologist with research interests in a variety of disciplines, including women’s studies, feminist theory, psychology, and educational studies, as well as in certain subfields of sociology, such as the sociology of knowledge, family studies, and methodology. Smith founded the sociological sub-disciplines of feminist standpoint theory and institutional ethnography.
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FYI
By Tia Ghose – Assistant Managing Editor, Live Science: Steven Weinberg, Nobel Prize-winning physicist, has died
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I like to write junk…: McCLEARY BEAR FESTIVAL OR BUST “We laughed all the way to Astoria, knowing that we’d just made history in McCleary, as being the two biggest idiots to ever hit town.”
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Zillow Anchorage: 6730 Reedyke Cir, Anchorage, AK 99507
HALO, Huffman/O’Malley & Rabbit Creek Community Councils Present
Firewise Saturday
11AM-3PM July 31, 2021
Trinity Presbyterian Church
12310 Lorrain St., Anchorage (Huffman & Lorrain)
Featuring
Team Rubicon
A national volunteer organization active in Alaska wildfire response designed by our nation’s Veterans who unite in response to wildfires, disasters and humanitarian crises across the nation. www.TeamRubiconUSA.org
Mini Seminars, Demonstrations and Displays including:
AFD Firewise Program
DIY Firewise Home Evaluation
Team Rubicon Alaska
Chainsaw Techniques, Care and Maintenance
Home Evacuation Preparation
Alaska Division of Forestry and “Spruce the Moose”
AFD Brush Fire Apparatus
Tree Care & Pruning
Chugach Electric’s Dangerous Trees Program for Homeowners
Demonstrations and Displays including:
Alaska Division of Forestry and mascot Spruce the Moose
AFD Brush Fire Apparatus
AFD Station Crew
Tree Care & Pruning
Chugach Electric’s Dangerous Trees Program for Homeowners
Thank You to Participants, including:
Spruce the Moose from the Alaska Division of Forestry, Forester John See (Ret.), Paul’s Tree Service, Anchorage Fire Department, Tall Trees, State of Alaska Department of Forestry, Greatland Trees, Rabbit Creek Community Council, Huffman/O’Malley Community Council, and Team Rubicon
For more resources, visit, https://bit.ly/NeighborhoodResilience or join us at Firewise Saturday. For more information about this event, contact Katie Nolan at presidenthalo@gmail.com or Ky at ky@kyholland.com (907 727 2735).
Recipes
The Yummy Bowl
Ruby Williams, Bogalusa, Louisiana, Taste of Home: Sausage and Vegetable Skillet
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Taste of Home Slow Cooker & Casseroles Mexican foods
By Kristie Collado, The Food Network: 7 Kids Birthday Party Treats That Are Better Than Cake
By Jesse Szewczyk, The Kitchn: I’ve Made Hundreds of Batches of Cookies — This Is Hands-Down the Best Recipe
By Sweet Girl Treats, Food Talk Daily: Unicorn Cheesecake
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- Miso Butter Corn September 27, 2023Miso Butter Corn is a recipe that proves simple can be amazing! The magic of a dab of miso. 🙂 This sautéed corn is a side dish that goes with everything, from chicken rissoles to gyoza. Or make a meal out of it with a fried egg, avocado and tortillas for stuffing. Miso butter corn... […]Nagi
- Top 10 recipes we make at RecipeTin Meals September 25, 2023RecipeTin Meals is our food bank, where we make and donate 100,000 homemade meals annually to the vulnerable here in my hometown, Sydney. Here are the top 10 recipes we make, regulars because they’re crowd pleasers, freezable and economical! RTM on TV! There was a lovely segment on TV yesterday about RecipeTin Meals, my food... […]Nagi
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- Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for September 27 September 27, 2023Picture of the day Aerial view of Mount Rainier, Washington, USA, taken from the west. At 14,417 ft (4,394 m), this active volcano is the highest mountain in Washington State and is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States. It is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world. It […]
- Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for September 26 September 26, 2023Picture of the day Amrum windmill near Nebel, historic building and landmark of the North Frisian Island of Amrum
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- Reservation Dogs series finale: A lovely, full-circle farewell September 27, 2023The final episode of Reservation Dogs ends with a simple title card: “Mvto (Thank You).”Read more...Manuel Betancourt
- Matt Walsh’s Dancing With The Stars saga ends in defeat September 27, 2023It’s been a weird week of controversies for Dancing With The Stars. After announcing actor and comedian Matt Walsh would appear as a contestant this season, a swift backlash over whether or not he is violating the WGA and/or SAG-AFTRA strikes followed. Walsh bowed out, SAG-AFTRA clarified, and Walshed bowed back in.…Read more...Matt Schimkowitz
- They couldn’t beat the WGA, so the streaming services are teaming up September 27, 2023In a move that makes a lot more sense now that we’ve seen just how badly the AMPTP got beaten in its contract negotiations with the WGA (where the union seemingly got a version of everything it wanted, including AI protections and viewership bonuses for streaming projects), Axios says that a bunch of the biggest—and […]Sam Barsanti
- Forget September, Todd Haynes has a trailer for May December September 27, 2023As the days grow shorter and the nights grow darker, all eyes turn toward the holidays, when we dust off our copies of Carol and remember all the good director Todd Haynes has brought the yuletide. Haynes is so into Christmas that he gifted us an early present: a trailer for his calendar-themed film May […]Matt Schimkowitz
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