- 1881: The sale of 4 million acres of Florida public land to Hamilton Disston was approved today by the Florida Legislature. Disston purchased the land for 25 cents an acre. Through this sale, the State of Florida managed to avoid bankruptcy.
- 1937: Aviatrix Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan left Miami International Airport today as they continued their “round-the-world” flight. The flight would end a few weeks later with the disappearance of the plane and its occupants. The “Amelia Earhart Mystery” is still unsolved.
- 1964: The U.S. Supreme Court reversed an earlier ruling by the Florida Supreme Court and ruled that school prayers and Bible readings in public schools were unconstitutional.
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Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Today In Florida ...
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