360What happened in 1874?
2 moments from 1874 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- On this day · 9 October 1874
The Universal Postal Union is founded
On 9 October 1874, 22 countries signed a treaty in Bern, Switzerland, creating the General Postal Union, now the Universal Postal Union, so that letters could cross borders easily under common rules. The date is celebrated as World Post Day.
- 1874 · from The 1870s: the telephone, the phonograph and the light bulb
Universal Postal Union founded