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THIS DAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE SUNSHINE STATE (Post appears one day before actual date) JUNE 25 1564 The Fort Caroline colony, located on a bluff above the St. Johns River, was started today by Rene Laudonniere. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Caroline 1845 Governor William Moseley was inaugurated as Florida’s first governor today. 1863 The U.S.S. Sagamore captured the British schooner Frolic off the Crystal River. The Frolic carried a cargo of cotton and turpentine. 1864 The U.S.S. Proteus today captured a British steamer, the Jupiter, off the east coast of Florida. All cargo had been thrown overboard prior to capture. 1868 Florida was conditionally re-admitted to the United States today. Federal military occupation of the state, however, would not end until 1877. 1992 The space shuttle (STS-50) was launched today from Cape Canaveral. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-50
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 09:57:43 +0000

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