Today In Florida ...

"Florida has its own rhythm, too. People go to work, they watch their children learn and grow and start families of their own. They play in the sun and pass their lives enjoying the outsized blessings that make our state unique. "

Jeb Bush

• 1837: More than 700 Seminole slipped away from the United States Army and made their way to the Everglades as the program to transport the Seminole to Oklahoma began. Still there...
• 1873: African-American sawmill workers idled mills in North Florida today. The workers, members of the Jacksonville Labor League, were seeking a 10-hour day and a minimum payment of $1.50 per day.
• 1913: Port St. Joe was incorporated today by the Florida Legislature.
• 1929: The City of Chiefland was incorporated today by the Florida Legislature.