In the Sunshine State on this day in:

1814 General Andrew Jackson today took control of Spanish Pensacola.  British troops quartered at Fort Barrancas blew up their fort and were evacuated under the watchful eye of more than 3,000 American soldiers.

1854 A referendum to relocated the state capital from Tallahassee to Jacksonville, Ocala, or St. Augustine was rejected today by Florida voters.

1884 Parts of downtown Palatka, including several resort hotels, were destroyed by fire today.

1895 Martha Reid Chapter (#19) of the United Daughters of the Confederacy was chartered today in Jacksonville.