On this day in history, July 3, 1962, Tom Cruise — who would
go on to become one of Hollywood’s most iconic leading men
— was born.
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV was born in Syracuse, New York,
and his acting career emerged in the 1980s.
Katharine Lee Bates (1859 – 1929) a poet and professor at
Wellesley College, is best known as the author of "America
the Beautiful," which she wrote after a trip to the summer
of Pike’s Peak in 1893.
The first two stamps printed by the U.S. Postal Service
featured Benjamin Franklin and George Washington.
The United States Postal Service issued its first-ever postage
stamps on this day in history.
The first postage stamps produced by the United States Postal
Service (USPS) were sold in New York City, according to the
USPS website.
The two stamps came in two designs and sold for five cents
and 10 cents. (FOX NEWS)
Sir Rowland Hill is a British inventor credited with inventing
the first postage stamp.
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