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The Indian Removal Act is passed by Congress in 1830.
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Florida becomes the 27th state in 1845.
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The Third Seminole War begins in 1855 and ends in 1858. THis wasthe Billy Bowlegs War.
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The spaceship named Apollo11 takes off from Florida and lands on the Moon for the first time.
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Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida,
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The Capitol Building for Florida is finished in Tallahassee.
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Disney's anusement park, EPCOT, opens in 1982.
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Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne all hit Florida.
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Hurricane Wilma hits Florida hard, leaving 3,200,000 people without electricity.
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The shuttle Atlantis returns to the Kennedy Space Center completing the shuttle's final mission for NASA.
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The Miami Heat plays against the Oklahoma City Thunder and then win the NBA.
