Important Dates, Events, and Milestones in Florida History Offers a chronological timeline of important dates, events, and milestones in Florida history. Florida, which joined the union as the 27th state in 1845, is nicknamed the Sunshine State and known for its balmy climate and natural beauty...
July 9: Arizona's bullpen is solidified with the addition of closer Matt Mantei, acquired from Florida for pitcher Vladimir Núñez, pitcher Brad Penny and a player to be named later. July 11: Jay Bell's grand slam in the sixth inning wins $1 million for fan Gylene Hoyle of Chandler,...
Florida Keys, island chain, Monroe and Miami-Dade counties, southern Florida, U.S. Composed of coral and limestone, the islands curve southwestward for about 220 miles (355 km) from Virginia Key in the Atlantic Ocean (just south of Miami Beach) to Logger
“The miracle of the light pours over the green and brown expanse of saw grass and of water, shining and slow-moving below, the grass and water that is the meaning and the central fact of the Everglades of Florida. It is a river of grass.”-- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Prior to the 1...
Members of the Ku Klux Klan firebomb the home ofNAACPFlorida executive director Harry Tyson Moore and his wife, Harriet, on Christmas Eve. Both are killed in the blast. The murders are the first high-profile Southern Klan killings among many during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s—most of ...
Two years after the beginning of Bitcoin, the first commercial transaction was made with the cryptocurrency. The transaction, which occurred in Florida, was for two Papa John’s pizzas costing 10,000 BTC (Bitcoins). 2010: Instagram captures a new audience With social media continuing to rise ...
The landing of a Falcon 9 first stage at Cape Canaveral, Florida, December 21, 2015. This was the first time a rocket stage launched a spacecraft into orbit and then returned to a landing on Earth.(more) The first test flight of Falcon 9 was on June 4, 2010, from Cape Canaveral, ...
1430: Construction of Machu Picchu begins, a classic example of Incan architecture 1479: Aztec Sun Stone, a monolithic calendar stone, almost 12 feet in diameter, is carved 1492: Glass beads are introduced to Taíno people 1500: Muspa people flourish in Key Marco, Florida, and their art is...
Major organizations such as the AFL-CIO refused to hold their conferences in Miami and Las Vegas, in protest of Florida's and Nevada's failure to ratify the ERA. The Supreme Court ruled inCannon v. The University of Chicagothat individuals have the right under Title IX to bring private law...
By 1842, the few remaining Seminoles would be allowed to remain on an informal reservation in south Florida. More August 16, 1841 - President Tyler vetoes the bill re-establishing the Second Bank of the United States, causing an angry riot among Whig party members on White House grounds...