History Of Florida

Juan Ponce de Leon Lands Near St. Augustine

Jan 1, 1513

Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed near present day St.Augustine Florida. He named it La Florida

United States Claimed West Florida

Jan 1, 1803

United states claims West Florida as part of the Louisiana Purchase.

Spain and Great Britain fought over land in America

Jan 1, 1819

Spain and Great Britain fought over land in america. In 1819 Spain finally agreed to give up the land in florida to Great Britian

Florida became a state

Mar 3, 1845

Florida became the 27th state.

Apollo 11 landed on the moon

Jul 16, 1969

Apollo 11 was the first spacecraft to land on the moon in the world.Manned by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin Aldrin, they were on the moon for 21 hours and 36 min.

Apollo 14 landed on the moon

Jan 31, 1971

Apollo 14 was on the moon for 33 hours and 31 min. the people who were on the spacecreft were Alan Shepard,Stuart Roosa and Edgar Mitchell.

Apollo 16

Apr 16, 1972

Apollo 16 was on the moon for 71 hours and 1 min. It was manned by John Young, Thomas Mattingly, and Charles Duke

Hurricane Andrew devastated Homested and South Florida

Aug 23, 1992

Hurricane Andrew was a category 4 hurricane. Hurricane Andrew destroyed 25000 homes, damadged 80000 homes and 58 deaths occurred.