Today in Johnson City History, Sunday, July 26, 2026
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Wednesday, July 26, 1775: On this day, two hundred and fifty-one years ago today, “Benjamin Franklin becomes the first postmaster general.”
(Source: The American Patriot’s Almanac by William J. Bennett and John T. E. Gribb.)
Sunday, July 26, 1788: On this day, two hundred and thirty-eight years ago today, “New York becomes the eleventh state to ratify the…