USPS | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/usps/RSS feed for USPSenFri, 22 Dec 2023 12:15:00 +0000When a Labyrinth of Pneumatic Tubes Shuttled Mail Beneath the Streets of New York Cityhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-a-labyrinth-of-pneumatic-tubes-shuttled-mail-beneath-the-streets-of-new-york-city-180983472/Powered by compressed air, the system transported millions of letters between 1897 and 1953Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-a-labyrinth-of-pneumatic-tubes-shuttled-mail-beneath-the-streets-of-new-york-city-180983472/Postal Workers Are Bitten By Dogs Nearly 6,000 Times Per Year https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/postal-workers-are-bitten-dogs-nearly-6000-times-year-180955330/Los Angeles, Houston lead the list of cities with the most dog attacks Mon, 18 May 2015 19:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/postal-workers-are-bitten-dogs-nearly-6000-times-year-180955330/Smithsonian Museums and the Panda Cam are Back in Business Todayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/smithsonian-museums-and-the-panda-cam-are-back-in-business-today-2301693/After the 16-day government shutdown, visitors can once again visit the Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo relaunches the panda camThu, 17 Oct 2013 08:00:37 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/smithsonian-museums-and-the-panda-cam-are-back-in-business-today-2301693/World’s Largest Stamp Gallery to Open in Washington, D.C.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/worlds-largest-stamp-gallery-to-open-in-washington-dc-9807775/America's most famous stamp, the Inverted Jenny, goes on permanent view for the first time in historyThu, 19 Sep 2013 15:22:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/worlds-largest-stamp-gallery-to-open-in-washington-dc-9807775/A Memorial Day Memory: Love From the Pacific Theaterhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/a-memorial-day-memory-love-from-the-pacific-theater-81584309/A 92-year-old WWII vet who recently donated his wartime letters to the National Postal Museum reflects on a friendship that lasted a lifetimeFri, 24 May 2013 19:22:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/a-memorial-day-memory-love-from-the-pacific-theater-81584309/A Hindenburg Passenger Ticket, Possibly the Only One to Still Exist, Goes On Viewhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/a-hindenburg-passenger-ticket-possibly-the-only-one-to-still-exist-goes-on-view-51773461/On the 76th Anniversary of the fiery crash, what may be the only passenger ticket to survive the crash can be seen at the National Postal MuseumMon, 06 May 2013 14:49:39 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/a-hindenburg-passenger-ticket-possibly-the-only-one-to-still-exist-goes-on-view-51773461/Sequestration to Cause Closures, Secretary Clough Testifieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/sequestration-to-cause-closures-secretary-clough-testifies-24181894/Gallery closings, fewer exhibitions and reduced educational offerings are some of the impacts he listed before the Committee on Oversight and Government ReformWed, 17 Apr 2013 10:24:18 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/sequestration-to-cause-closures-secretary-clough-testifies-24181894/Snowy Day, But Smithsonian D.C. Museums Open, Zoo Closeshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/snowy-day-but-smithsonian-dc-museums-open-zoo-closes-617555/Bad weather threatens the metro area, but the Smithsonian museums Will Open, National Zoo is ClosedWed, 06 Mar 2013 12:49:59 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/snowy-day-but-smithsonian-dc-museums-open-zoo-closes-617555/Events Feb 8-10: Foreign Film, Valentine’s Workshop and Russian Chamber Musichttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/events-feb-8-10-foreign-film-valentines-workshop-and-russian-chamber-music-12927565/This weekend, catch Iranian star Leila's Hatami's latest, craft a little love and hear from the National Chamber EnsembleThu, 07 Feb 2013 14:23:02 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/events-feb-8-10-foreign-film-valentines-workshop-and-russian-chamber-music-12927565/Welcome to Blackdom: The Ghost Town That Was New Mexico’s First Black Settlementhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/welcome-to-blackdom-the-ghost-town-that-was-new-mexicos-first-black-settlement-10750177/A homesteading settlement founded out of reach of Jim Crow is now a ghost town, but postal records live on to tell its storyMon, 04 Feb 2013 17:05:04 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/welcome-to-blackdom-the-ghost-town-that-was-new-mexicos-first-black-settlement-10750177/