Question: From 1963 to 1973, Cape Canaveral went by a different name. What was it?
Answer: Cape Kennedy. President Johnson announced the change six days after President Kennedy’s assassination. It never took hold in Florida, where the Canaveral name dated to the 16th century, and the state restored it in October 1973. The NASA facility on Merritt Island kept the Kennedy name, which is why both exist today.
