Today in Johnson City History, Wednesday, June 24, 2026
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Wednesday, June 24, 1497: Five hundred and twenty-nine years ago today, “John Cabot, exploring for England, becomes the first European since the Vikings to reach the North American mainland, probably in present-day Canada.”
(Source: The American Patriot’s Almanac by William J. Bennett and John T. E. Cribb.)
Thursday, June 24, 1926: One hundred years ago t…