Today in Johnson City History, Sunday, June 22, 2025
Heavy rains, the "official pourer" and lots more
Thursday, June 22, 1775: From www.history.com, we learn that on June 22, 1775, “Congress authorized the issue of $2 million in bills of credit.
“By the spring of 1775, colonial leaders, concerned by British martial law in Boston and increasing constraints on trade, had led their forces in battle against the crown. But, the American revolutionaries encountered a small problem on their way to the front: they lacked the funds necessary to wage a prolonged war.