Today In Florida ...

"The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind. "

Carl Hiaasen

• 1925: The City of Clewiston was incorporated today.
• 1937: The City of Fort Walton was incorporated today.
• 1953: The Sabal Palmetto palm tree was designated as Florida’s official state tree today by the Florida Legislature.
• 1964: Dr. Martin Luther King and seventeen companions were arrested today in St. Augustine (in violation of Florida’s unwanted guest law) for their attempt to desegregate a well-known and popular restaurant in the city.
• 1967 Race riot in Tampa Florida; National Guard mobilizes.
• 1993: The United States Supreme Court ruled today that the City of Hialeah could not outlaw animal sacrifices for religious reasons.