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Sunday, April 6, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1959, the governing council of the Seminole Tribe approved a resolution allowing construction of The Everglades Parkway linking Florida’s east … Continue reading Sunday, April 6, 2025

Saturday, April 5, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1991, Space Shuttle STS 37 (Atlantis 8) launched from the Kennedy Space Center carrying the Gamma Ray Observatory. Gov. Ron … Continue reading April 5, 2025

Friday, April 4, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1933, NASCAR’s second-generation leader Bill France Jr. was born in Washington D.C., a year before his parents moved to Daytona … Continue reading April 4, 2025

Thursday, April 3, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2006, the Florida Gators men’s basketball team swept the NCAA Tournament, becoming the first Division 1 team from the state … Continue reading Thursday, April 3, 2025

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1513, explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in what is now Florida and claimed it for Spain. GOP candidates swept the … Continue reading Wednesday, April 2, 2025

TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1974, Pioneer Hall opened at Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground at Walt Disney World, recreating a late 1800s lodge in … Continue reading Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Monday, March 31, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1947, the state parks service launched a campaign to protect Liguus, also known as Florida tree snails, from destructive collectors. … Continue reading Monday, March 31, 2025

Friday, March 28, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1833, the Treaty of Fort Gibson was signed, confirming the earlier Treaty of Payne’s Prairie and initiating the removal of … Continue reading Friday, March 28, 2025

Thursday, March 27, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1513, Juan Ponce de León named our region La Florida, after the Spanish term La Pascua Florida, which means feast … Continue reading Thursday, March 27, 2025

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1928, a young woman known as Miss Essex was handcuffed to the steering wheel of a 1928 Essex coach as … Continue reading Wednesday, March 26, 2025