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Saturday, June 05, 2010

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

  • 1883: Crescent City was incorporated today by the Florida Legislature.
  • 1913: The City of Cedar Key was re-incorporated today.
  • 1925: The municipal charter for Cocoa Beach, as approved by the Florida Legislature today.
  • 1963: The Florida Supreme Court ruled today that cigarette manufacturers can be held liable in the deaths of smokers.
  • 1995: Hurricane Allison made landfall between St. Georges Island and St. Marks in the Panhandle today.

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