Americana

On May 31, 2002, the USPS issued the first stamp in the American Design Series. 

On May 19, 1883, the first Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show opened in Omaha, Nebraska.

On January 15, 1902, one of the first clubs to resemble the 4-H club was founded in Ohio.

On December 4, 1867, Oliver Hudson Kelley established the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. The Grange organized America’s farmers into a powerful political and economic group that lobbied for “Granger Laws.”

While Scott Joplin’s exact birthdate is unknown, it’s often considered to be November 24, 1868, as shown on his tombstone.  Joplin was dubbed the “King of Ragtime Writers,” known for hits such as “Maple Leaf Rag” and “The Entertainer.”

On November 18, 1865, Mark Twain published an early version of “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” in The New York Saturday Press, bringing him his first significant fame.

On October 21, 1941, Wonder Woman was introduced in All Star Comics #8.

On September 24, 1966, the US Post Office introduced the American Folklore Series. 

On September 7, 1813, a newspaper referred to the United States as “Uncle Sam.”