Today in Johnson City History, Monday, July 6, 2026
Uncle Sam and more
Monday, July 6, 1699: Three hundred and twenty-seven years ago today, “Captain William Kidd, the pirate, is captured in Boston and later sent to England, where he is hanged.”
(Source: The American Patriot’s Almanac by William J. Bennett and John T. E. Gribb.)
Wednesday, July 6, 1785: Two hundred and forty-one years ago today, “Congress adopts a currency s…