April 20, 2026
In 1967, the Florida Legislature officially adopted orange juice as the state beverage, and Governor Claude Kirk (pictured) signed the measure into law. The statute declares […]
April 17, 2026
On April 18, 2001, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays made an early-season change, firing manager Larry Rothschild after a 4–10 start. The move came after three […]
April 17, 2026
George Jenkins opened his first Publix grocery store in Winter Haven on April 19, 1930, setting in motion a company built on care, service, and big […]
April 17, 2026
Florida played a central role in the lead-up to the Bay of Pigs invasion, serving as the staging ground for one of the most secretive operations […]
April 16, 2026
Julia Tuttle spent the early 1890s trying to convince Henry Flagler to bring his Florida East Coast Railway farther south. She owned 640 acres along the […]
April 14, 2026
Pánfilo de Narváez’s story is one of the most dramatic early chapters in Florida history, and it began on April 14, 1528, when he arrived along […]
April 10, 2026
In 1960, a reporter sat down with pioneer Edward Durant (pictured), who described what he saw when he first stepped onto Pinellas sand in 1885. Big […]
April 10, 2026
On April 10, 2023, the Tampa Bay Rays edged the Boston Red Sox 1–0, pushing their record to a perfect 10–0 and putting themselves in rare […]
April 7, 2026
Born in Minneapolis on April 7, 1890, Marjory Stoneman Douglas would grow into one of Florida’s most powerful and persistent voices for conservation. After a childhood […]