On May 28, 1935, Florida lawmakers adopted Stephen Foster’s “Old Folks at Home” as the official state song, thanks to sponsorship by Miami legislator S. P. […]

The Florida Wild Animal Ranch once stood at the corner of 4th Street North and 48th Avenue North in St. Petersburg, a classic Old Florida roadside […]

May 26, 1845 marked Florida’s first statewide election, held just two months after it officially entered the Union. Voting was limited to free males over 21 […]

On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy stood before Congress and issued one of the most ambitious challenges in American history: land a man on […]

Six Gun Territory once brought the Old West to life in the heart of Ocala. Opened on February 2, 1963, the 200-acre attraction sat just outside […]

On May 20, 1913, Florida lost the driving force behind much of its early growth. Through a mix of hotels, railroads, and determined vision, Henry Morrison […]

On May 19, 2004, Florida lost one of its most recognizable business leaders when drugstore pioneer Jack Eckerd died at 91. For decades, his name was […]

Bird Malcolm Latham spent more than half a century helping shape St. Petersburg’s growth, arriving in 1907 to take charge of a struggling electric light plant […]

On May 17, 1991, the Tampa Bay Storm opened their first training camp at the Florida Suncoast Dome (today’s Tropicana Field) after relocating from Pittsburgh. Under […]