Today in Johnson City History, Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Continuing to catch up!
Monday, May 19, 1749: Two hundred and seventy-seven years ago today, “King George III grants the Ohio Company a large expanse of land to promote settlement of the Ohio River Valley.”
(Source: The American Patriot’s Almanac by William J. Bennett and John T. E. Gribb.)
Monday, May 19, 1828: One hundred and ninety-eight years ago today, “President John Quinc…