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Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1855, Tampa’s citizens voted to abolish their town government and start fresh with a city charter. Gov. Broome signed the charter … Continue reading Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Monday, September 14, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1861, U.S. Marines boarded the Confederate privateer Judah in Pensacola Harbor, spiked its guns, and burned it to the hull. The … Continue reading Monday, September 14, 2026

Sunday, September 13, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1944, the destroyer USS Warrington capsized and sank in the Great Atlantic Hurricane off Florida’s east coast. Rescuers found 73 … Continue reading Sunday, September 13, 2026

Saturday, September 12, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1966, Gemini XI lifted off from Launch Complex 19 at Cape Canaveral, carrying Pete Conrad and Richard Gordon. Two days … Continue reading Saturday, September 12, 2026

Friday, September 11, 2026 On this day in 2001, President George W. Bush was reading with second graders at Sarasota’s Emma E. Booker Elementary when he learned America was under … Continue reading Friday, September 11, 2026

Thursday, September 10, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1960, Hurricane Donna struck the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm. During its two-week journey from near Cape Verde to New … Continue reading Thursday, September 10, 2026

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1919, a hurricane strengthened to Category 4 as it churned past Key West, 30 to 40 miles offshore. It came … Continue reading Wednesday, September 9, 2026

TUESDAY, September 8, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1565, Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés landed at what would become St. Augustine, marking the founding of the oldest … Continue reading Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Monday, September 7, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1915, Okaloosa County was established from portions of Santa Rosa and Walton counties, with Crestview selected as the county seat. … Continue reading Monday, September 7, 2026

Sunday, September 6, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 2004, Tropical Storm Frances came ashore in the Big Bend, its second Florida landfall in two days. Ivan and Jeanne … Continue reading Sunday, September 6, 2026