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Reader’s Digest put together these 16 interesting facts about the history of USPS and earlier postal services. Keep reading to brush up on these facts about the beloved mail delivery system that ...

Mr. Jefferson’s ideas—and the very foundation of our country—are being challenged by a president who both defies and defiles our 249-year-old founding document in an effort to become our second King.

If you drive up to a fireworks tent in eastern Kansas this week, the caricatured face of Eddie Shay might welcome you on a ...

Historically, July 4 marks the 1776 adoption of the Declaration of Independence, where leaders like Thomas Jefferson defied ...