In the Sunshine State on this day in 1823 Seventeen days after their first arrival at Moultrie Creek, Seminoles departed the area bearing gifts from the American negotiators. The Treaty of Moultrie Creek, signed on September 18, established a reservation system for Florida Seminoles.

In 1963 The upper stage of the Saturn SA-5 rocket arrived at Cape Canaveral to be test-flown later this year. The SA-5 would be the first Saturn rocket ever flown.