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MONDAY, JULY 22, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1962, NASA launched the Mariner 1 spacecraft from Cape Canaveral. Despite its mission to Venus being unsuccessful, it marked an … Continue reading Monday, July 22, 2024

FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1969, the Apollo 11 crew were able to view the lunar surface up close from the spacecraft. “It’s a view … Continue reading Friday, July 19, 2024

THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1966, Gemini 10 was launched from Complex 19 in Cape Canaveral. It was the eighth crewed Earth-orbiting spacecraft of the … Continue reading Thursday, July 18, 2024

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1821, General Andrew Jackson took formal possession of Florida for the U.S. from Spain at a ceremony in Pensacola as … Continue reading Wednesday, July 17, 2024

TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1969, Apollo 11 launched from Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island carrying Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. It … Continue reading Tuesday, July 16, 2024

MONDAY, JULY 15, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1999, the site of the Industry shipwreck was looted. The British sloop had wrecked in 1764 and was discovered by marine … Continue reading Monday, July 15, 2024

FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1958, Daniel David Sikes, Jr., a Jacksonville resident, won the National Public Links championship in Chicago. He turned pro in … Continue reading Friday, July 12, 2024

THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1969, Dr. Thomas G. Carpenter became the first president of the University of North Florida-Jacksonville. In 1973, the first graduating … Continue reading Thursday, July 11, 2024

WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1875, famed educator Mary McLeod Bethune was born. She opened the Daytona Educational and Training School for Negro Girls in … Continue reading Wednesday, July 10, 2024

TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1835, two-time Florida Governor William Dunnington Bloxham was born in Leon County. Gov. Bloxham is credited with saving the Florida … Continue reading Tuesday, July 9, 2024