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This list is identical to the list of Federal holidays in the United States. If a postal holiday falls on a Sunday, it is observed on the following Monday. Canada Post also maintains a list of Postal Holidays. This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Postal Service.
The full eagle logo, used in various versions from 1970 to 1993. The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or simply the Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, its insular areas and associated states.
The United States fines the Indian pharmaceutical company Ranbaxy Laboratories $500 million after they are found guilty of selling adulterated drugs to the United States. [181] The U.S. Internal Revenue Service admits that it targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny. [182] May 20 – A tornado kills 24 people and wounds over 300 in ...
By March 1933, many states had already declared banking holidays, and the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back fell on Feb. 14, 1933, when Michigan Governor William A. Comstock became the ...
This affects all postal services, including retail services, mail delivery and blue collection boxes. Are U.S. post offices open or closed on Christmas, New Year’s? Here’s the holiday schedule
The United States Postal Service (USPS) issued a 32-cent Hanukkah stamp in 1996 as a joint issue with Israel. [1] This initial printing produced 103.5 million stamps and in 1997 there was a re-issue. It is regarded as the first Jewish stamp issued by the US Postal service and noted by most experts and dealers of these kind of stamps.
Federal holidays are designated by the United States Congress in Title V of the United States Code (5 U.S.C. § 6103). [2] Congress only has authority to create holidays for federal institutions (including federally-owned properties), employees, and the District of Columbia.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images The 2013 Christmas season was more ho-hum than bah humbug. The Commerce Department reported on Tuesday that sales at U.S. retailers rose a mere 0.2 percent in December ...