This Week in History

April 3, 1860, the first official mail delivery began, heading west from the eastern terminus of the Pony Express in Saint Joseph, Missouri. William Russell, Alexander Majors and William Waddell had worked tirelessly over just a handful of months to establish over 100 stations, procure over 500 horses and enough riders to create the Pony Express.

A fresh horse was needed every 10 to 15 miles, a fr...