What is National Thank A Mail Carrier Day?
On Feb. 4th, National Thank A Mail Carrier Day (also known as Thank a Mailman Day) reminds us that someone makes sure the mail makes it through 6 days a week, 52 weeks a year. The day reminds us just how important mail carriers are to our daily lives. Take time out of your day to thank the mail carrier that delivered your mail. Mail is delivered by the mail carrier.
In their brief existence, the Pony Express riders gained a following.. "Neither rain, or snow, nor death of night will keep us from our duties," the company's motto read. This motto is said to be adopted in part from a motto dating back to ancient times. We'll carry the mail regardless of whether it's rain or snow, or sleet or hail, we'll carry the mail." The most common version of this phrase is "Through rain or snow, or sleet or hail." We will not fail," says the narrator.
Fun facts:
- The Constitutional Post was the first organized mail service in America in 1775, and the Second Continental Congress established it in 1775
