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Sunday, August 24, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1992, Hurricane Andrew struck South Miami-Dade County as a Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph. Andrew … Continue reading Sunday, August 24, 2025

Saturday, August 23, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1844, financier Hamilton Disston was born. Disston’s purchase of 4,000,000 acres of public land for $1 million prevented Florida from having … Continue reading Saturday, August 23, 2025

Friday, August 22, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1973, Howie Dorough was born in Orlando. Known as Howie D., the singer is one of the five Backstreet Boys. … Continue reading Friday, August 22, 2025

Thursday, August 21, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1943, screenwriter and director Hugh Wilson was born in Miami. Wilson is best known for directing The First Wives Club movie … Continue reading Thursday, August 21, 2025

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1933, John Donald “Don” Fuqua was born in Jacksonville. Fuqua served 12 terms in Congress representing Florida from 1963 to … Continue reading Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1970, Lawton Chiles, the Walking Senator, ended his 1,003-mile walk across the state in Key Largo. Chiles served in the U.S. Senate … Continue reading Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Monday, August 18, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1993, a judge in Sarasota ruled that Kimberly Mays, a 14-year-old girl who had been switched at birth with another baby, … Continue reading Monday, August 18, 2025

Sunday, August 17, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1970, tennis player and analyst Jim Courier was born in Sanford. Courier is a four-time Grand Slam singles champion. Teens … Continue reading Sunday, August 17, 2025

Saturday, August 16, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1898, Key West was evacuated due to a possible yellow fever outbreak. Chloe Grimes, a two-time pediatric cancer survivor from St. … Continue reading Saturday, August 16, 2025

Friday, August 15, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1559, a landing party settled in Pensacola from Mexico. After a hurricane, the panhandle was deemed too dangerous to settle … Continue reading Friday, August 15, 2025