Before that time, provided a child weighed less than 50 lbs, a person could simply affix stamps to their clothing and send them off from a post office to a nominated address.
Related events
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| 1 |  | The Central Intelligence Agency are established in the United States under the National Security Act | 18.09.1947 | en, lv, ru |
| 2 |  | US President Elect Franklin D. Roosevelt escaped unhurt after an assassination attempt in Miami, Florida, USA | 15.02.1933 | en, lv |
| 3 |  | Founded The General Motors Company (GM) | 16.09.1908 | ee, en, lv, pl, ru |
| 4 |  | Pirmais auto upuris ASV | 13.09.1899 | lv |
| 5 |  | United States purchases Alaska | 30.03.1867 | en, lv, pl, ru |
| 6 |  | Verdzības atcelšana ASV | 01.02.1855 | lv, ru |
| 7 |  | ASV stājas spēkā likums, kas aizliedz ievest vergus | 02.01.1808 | lv |
| 8 |  | ASV ieviesta naudas vienība- dolārs | 06.07.1785 | lv, pl |
| 9 |  | Britain recognised the USA by signing the Treaty of Paris which officially ended the American War of Independence | 03.09.1783 | en, lv, pl |
| 10 |  | The Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts | 09.11.1620 | en, lv |
