Today in Johnson City History, Thursday, January 15, 2026

A letter from Jonathan Trumbull, Telford happenings, Martin Luther King was born, and much, much more

January 15, 1716: Philip Livingston was born. He was a “merchant and signer of the Declaration of Independence, born at Albany, New York. He died at York, Pennsylvania on June 12, 1778.” (Source: Chase’s 2026 Calendar of Events.)