Jacksonville, Florida
On this date in 1972 – In commemoration of the signing of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting women suffrage, President Richard M. Nixon proclaimed this day Women’s Rights Day. The Nineteenth Amendment was formally ratified by a sufficient number of states to add Read More …
On this date in 1992 – Between 4:00 and 5:00 a.m. on this date, Hurricane Andrew struck south Florida with sustained winds of 145 mph. Some gusts of 164 to 175 mph were recorded. As Andrew made its way across the state, the wind velocity dropped Read More …
July 16, 1969 Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Ed Aldrin, and Michael Collins launched from the John F. Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral aboard the Apollo 11 spacecraft on this date. Apollo 11 was the fifth manned mission of the Apollo program, and its target was Read More …