In the Sunshine State on this day in 1814 United States troops under the command of Andrew Jackson entered Florida in pursuit of Creek and Seminole Indians, while Jackson occupies the City of Mobile.

In 1840 at the request of Territorial Governor Robert R. Reid, the U.S. War Department allocates funds for 3,000 horsemen to defend East Florida against attacks by marauding Seminoles.

In 1992 this morning, Floridians were informed that Tropical Storm Andrew was now Hurricane Andrew, with winds of 76 mph. At 11:00 p.m., meteorologists reported that Hurricane Andrew now sported winds of 110 mph, was located about 500 miles east of Miami, still moving west toward the Florida coast.