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(1513) Spanish explorer, Juan Ponce de Leon landed near (present day) St. Augustine, named it La Florida, and claimed it for Spain
(1539) Hernando de Soto explored central and northern Florida
(1565) Spanish established St. Augustine, first permanent European settlement
(1586) British seafarer, Sir Francis Drake, conquered and burned St. Augustine
(1763) Britain gained control in exchange for Havana, Cuba
(1781) Spanish captured Pensacola
(1783) Spanish troops repossessed Florida
(1785-1795) Spain relinquished St. Augustine and Pensacola to England
(1803) United States claimed West Florida and Pensacola as part of Louisiana Purchase
(1813) Andrew Jackson captured Pensacola from the British
(1816) Cannon ball exploded in abandoned British fort, killed almost 300 freed and runaway slaves
(1818) General Jackson fought with Seminole Indians
(1821) General Jackson established new U. S. territorial government
(1822) Unified government of Florida established; William Duval first Territorial Governor
(1830-1840) Population boomed, settlers arrived
(1834-1837) First railroads began operation; second Seminole War occurred, Major Francis Dade and two U S Army troops ambushed and massacred
(1837) General Zachary Taylor commanded forces against Seminoles at Lake Okeechobee
(1842) Second Seminole War ended with many Indians dead, the rest forced out of Florida
(1845) Florida became 27th state
(1851) Dr. John Gorrie patented process making ice artificially
(1855-1858) Third Seminole War occurred
(1861-1865) Civil War began; Florida seceded from Union, joined Confederacy
(1868) Florida readmitted to Union
(1878) Tourism began at Silver Spring, Hullam Jones invented glass-bottom boat
(1881) Phosphate discovered in Peace River Valley
(1888) Yellow fever epidemic struck, 40% of Jacksonville population fled, over 400 died
(1894-1899) On-going frosts killed many citrus trees
(1898) Embarkation camps created at Tampa, Miami and Jacksonville due to Spanish-American War
(1914) First U.S. scheduled airline service flight from St. Petersburg to Tampa occurred
(1920) Hurricanes hit Florida, destroyed property, killing hundreds
(1926) Hurricane devastated Miami, killed nearly 200
(1927) Sugar growing and milling began at Clewiston in Everglades
(1928) 1500 people drowned by water driven from Lake Okeechobee by hurricane
(1933) Guiseppi Zangara attempted to assassinate President-elect Roosevelt in Miami, Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago killed
(1935) Storm struck Florida Keys, killed nearly 400
(1947) Everglades National Park dedicated by President Truman
(1950) Cape Canaveral became space and rocket center; frozen juice concentrate became major industry
(1954) 15.2 miles Sunshine Skyway bridge across lower Tampa Bay opened
(1954) U.S. Supreme Court ruled segregation of public schools unconstitutional
(1958) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) began operations at Cape Canaveral; first satellite, Explorer 1, launched
(1959) Fidel Castro became Cuba leader; Cuban immigrants began arriving in Miami
(1961) Cape Canaveral launched first manned vessel into space
(1963) President Lyndon Johnson changed name of Cape Canaveral to Cape Kennedy and the installation to John F. Kennedy Space Center
(1964) Hurricane Cleo caused property damages of $115,320,000
(1968) Republicans held national convention in Miami Beach; statewide teacher walkout occurred
(1969) Apollo 11 launched, carried first men to moon
(1971) Apollo 14 landed on moon; Walt Disney World opened
(1972) Apollo 16 landed on moon; Tropical Storm Agnes caused heavy damage to Florida eastern seaboard
(1973) Miami Dolphins won Super Bowl; 25.5 million people visit Florida; "freedom flights" from Cuba ended
(1977) Severe cold devestated citrus and vegetable crops
(1980) 16 killed, 300 injured in race riots in Miami; Mariel boatlift brought 140,000 Cubans to Florida
(1983) Challenger launched, first American woman, Sally Ride, aboard; 38 overseas highway bridges from Key Largo to Key West opened
(1986) Worst space tragedy occurred when Challenger exploded killed all seven astronauts; Spanish galleon "Nuestra Senora de Atocha" found, gold and silver salvaged
(1988) Space shuttle flights resumed
(1990) Rivers in Panhandle flooded, caused evacuation of 2,000 home; Tampa awarded franchise in National Hockey League
(1991) Eastern Airlines goes out of business; Queen Elizabeth II visited Miami and Tampa; Miami awarded major league baseball franchise
(1992) Hurricane Andrew devastated Homestead and South Florida; 58 deaths occurred, 25,000 homes destroyed, 10,000 damaged, 80,000 in shelters
(1993) Janet Reno became first woman to serve as a U.S. Attorney General
(2000) Six-year old Elian Gonzalez taken from relatives' home by federal officers; reunited with his father and returned to Cuba; Florida Supreme Court ordered recount of presidential election ballots, George Bush declared winner
(2001) Racer Dale Earnhardt killed in accident at Daytona 500; anthrax bacteria found at offices of Florida magazine publishers
(2003) Space Shuttle Columbia destroyed upon reentry, all seven crewmembers killed; Tampa Bay Buccaneers won Super Bowl; plane hijacked in Cuba landed in Key West; boiler on cruise ship exploded, killed four, injured 21; Marlins won World Series; Orlando Seals won Atlantic Coast Hockey League President's Cup
(2004) Four hurricanes struck Florida causing extensive damage, killed at least 19
(2005) Florida struck twice by hurricanes; after long delay the Discovery space shuttle launched
(2005) Miami Heat won NBA finals; FBI arrested seven people in Miami who were planning to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower
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