Today in Johnson City History, Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Continuing to catch up!
Friday, May 12, 1780: On this day, two hundred and forty-six years ago, “Patriot General Benjamin Lincoln surrenders Charleston, South Carolina, and more than 5,000 troops to British general Sir Henry Clinton.”
(Source: The American Patriot’s Almanac by William J. Bennett and John T. E. Gribb.)
Sunday, May 12, 1901: One hundred and twenty-five years ago t…