Today in Johnson City History, Tuesday, August 4, 2026
News from near and far!
Thursday, August 4, 1735: Two hundred and ninety-one years ago today, “In an important case for freedom of the press, John Peter Zenger, publisher of the New York Weekly Journal, is acquitted of charges of libel against Gov. William Cosby.”
(Source: The American Patriot’s Almanac by William J. Bennett and John T. E. Cribb.)
Wednesday, August 4, 1790: Two …