As we celebrate our nation's birthday, the National Park Service will proudly carry on the words of John Adams—"Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forevermore"—with a brilliant fireworks display. These illuminations will light up the sky of our nation’s capital to inspire and remind us how fortunate we are to have the freedom that has been entrusted to us all."
July 1st is a significant date in postal union history, marking both the founding of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) and the implementation of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). The APWU was formed on July 1, 1971, through the merger of five postal unions, according to the American Postal Workers Union. Simultaneously, the UPU, which coordinates global postal policies, had its foundational treaty, the Bern Treaty, come into effect on July 1, 1875.