In the Sunshine State on this day in:

1904 Gainesville defeated the Ocala High School football team in its first game by the decisive score of 67-0.

1920 The City of Altamonte Springs was incorporated today. 

1966 The Gemini 12 space vehicle was launched today from Cape Canaveral.

1982 The space shuttle, Columbia (STS-5), was launched today from Cape Canaveral as America’s shuttle program began to move into high gear.