Florida's Iconic History

  • Walt Disney with company at press conference : Orlando, Florida 1965
  • Construction of Big Thunder Mountain amusement ride at the Magic Kingdom : Orlando, Florida 1979
  • Entrance building to the Magic Kingdom : Orlando, Florida 1968
  • 6 fighters were stationed at these barracks in Key West after the Cuban Missle Crisis to intercept unidentified aircraft.
  • Bay of Pigs - President John F. Kennedy delivering his ultimatum to the Russians and announcing the U.S. naval blockade of Cuba
  • Apollo 7 launch from Cape Canaveral 1968
  • Though separated by the Mobile Quarantine Facility's window, President Richard Nixon greeted the returning crew of Apollo 11
  • Children launching model rockets at U.S. Space Camp Florida
  • View of space shuttle launch during NASA 25th anniversary 1983
  • Space Shuttle Challenger accident 1986
  • Visitation rules sit-in at FSU : Tallahassee, Florida 1971
  • Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at a news conference in Saint Augustine, Florida 1964
  • Bridge across Lake Worth destroyed by hurricane 1928
  • Coffins stacked along the bank of a canal, after the hurricane of 1928 : Belle Glade, Florida 1928
  • Trail of Tears - Chief Osceola knifing treaty of money for Seminole land.
  • View of Brickell family home at Brickell Point on the Miami River 1898
  • The Skyline of Miami, Florida - View from Brickell Point over Miami River 1975
  • An election official in Palm Beach County examines a ballot for a hanging chad during the 2000 presidential election.
TAGS: business, Florida history, Hurricane, snap, Space
From the Disney arriving in the state to the Trail of Tears, SSN takes a look at iconic moments in Florida's 165-year history
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Posted: March 2, 2010 (All day)

 

 

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