On May 9, 1933, a newly reorganized community acting troupe in St. Petersburg officially adopted the name St. Petersburg Little Theatre, marking a defining moment in […]

On May 8, 2008, the Tampa Bay Rays were still early in a season no one quite saw coming. The team was young, hungry, and starting […]

F.A. Davis arrived in St. Petersburg in the 1890s with a habit of thinking big. After establishing a successful publishing company in Philadelphia, he came south […]

On May 6, 1864, the Civil War reached a turning point on Florida’s west coast when Union forces captured Fort Brooke and the small town of […]

On May 5, 1961, the United States took a decisive step into the Space Age when Alan Shepard became the first American to travel into space. […]

On May 4, 1992, a new landmark splashed its way into Florida history when Splash Mountain opened at Magic Kingdom. The log-flume attraction quickly became one […]

On May 2, 1936, Panama City Beach officially became an incorporated town in Bay County, marking the start of its transformation from quiet shoreline to one […]

On May 1, 1562, French navigator Jean Ribault landed at the mouth of the St. Johns River and claimed the region for France, nearly half a […]

On April 30, 1915, what we now know as Broward County was almost named Everglades County. Lawmakers were preparing to create a new county out of […]