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THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1973, Howie Dorough was born in Orlando. Known as Howie D., the singer is a member of the pop vocal … Continue reading Thursday, August 22, 2024

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1943, screenwriter Hugh Wilson was born in Miami. Wilson is best known for writing and directing The First Wives Club movie and … Continue reading Wednesday, August 21, 2024

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1933, Don Fuqua was born in Jacksonville. He went on to serve Florida for 12 terms in Congress and later … Continue reading Tuesday, August 20, 2024

MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1970, The Walking Senator ended his 1,003-mile walk across the state in Key Largo. Lawton Chiles served in the U.S. … Continue reading Monday, August 19, 2024

FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1898, Key West was evacuated due to a possible yellow fever outbreak. Do you have a favorite joke? It’s National Tell … Continue reading Friday, August 16, 2024

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1559, a landing party from Mexico settled in Pensacola. After a hurricane, the Panhandle was deemed too dangerous to settle … Continue reading Thursday, August 15, 2024

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1842, the Second Seminole War, also known as the Florida War, was declared over. It was the second of three … Continue reading Wednesday, August 14, 2024

TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 2004, Hurricane Charley kicked off an unusually active hurricane season as the first in a series of four major hurricanes … Continue reading Tuesday, August 13, 2024

MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1981, the first personal computer code-named The Acorn was released by IBM’s Boca Raton research and development center. Hurricane Debby … Continue reading Monday, August 12, 2024

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1956, Elvis Presley visited Daytona Beach for a one-night appearance at Peabody Auditorium. Elvis stayed at the Copacabana Beach Motel, … Continue reading Friday, August 9, 2024