Friday, May 23, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1898, the Florida School for the Deaf & Blind issued its first diplomas. Two of those students married and had a … Continue reading Friday, May 23, 2025

Thursday, May 22, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1931, an Arcadia company started selling canned rattlesnake. By 1940, the Floridian Products Co. was shipping 15,000 cans annually at … Continue reading Thursday, May 22, 2025

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1542, the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto died while searching the Mississippi River for treasure. De Soto had come to … Continue reading Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1913, Florida East Coast Railway magnate and founder of Standard Oil Henry Morrison Flagler died in Palm Beach. Flagler is … Continue reading Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Monday, May 19, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2004, drugstore chain owner Jack Eckerd died at 91. One of Florida’s best-known names for decades, Eckerd sold the chain … Continue reading Monday, May 19, 2025

Sunday, May 18, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1955, educator Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune died at age 79. Bethune is considered one of Daytona Beach’s most important and influential … Continue reading Sunday, May 18, 2025

Saturday, May 17, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1980, a jury’s not-guilty verdict in the Tampa trial of four police officers charged in the killing of Arthur Lee McDuffie … Continue reading Saturday, May 17, 2025

Friday, May 16, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1929, a grocer was killed by a Lake City mob after a conflict with the police chief led to the … Continue reading Friday, May 16, 2025

Thursday, May 15, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1947, Florida State College for Women became Florida State University, admitting men and gaining university status. An early-season heat wave … Continue reading Thursday, May 15, 2025

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1973, NASA launched Skylab from an unmanned Saturn V rocket. It was the United States’ first crewed space station. The … Continue reading Wednesday, May 14, 2025