Today in Johnson City History, Thursday, May 21, 2026
Continuing to catch up!
Thursday, May 21, 1542: Four hundred and eighty-four years ago today, “Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto dies on the banks of the Mississippi River.”
(Source: The American Patriot’s Almanac by William J. Bennett and John T. E. Gribb.)
Saturday, May 21, 1881: One hundred and forty-five years ago today, the American Red Cross was founded. “Commemorates the …