Posts tagged with ‘Florida’

  • This Day in History August 28, 1565

    By Ruth on August 28, 2013
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    I was a Florida resident for many years.  I lived in Central Florida (I went to college there), and I honestly loved it.  But today’s feature was one of the places I never got to visit.  On this date in 1565, St. Augustine, Florida was founded, thus becoming the oldest established city in the U.S.  Pedro Menéndez de Avilés was […]
  • This Day in History June 23, 1938

    By Ruth on June 23, 2013
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      I know this is pretty sad that I have never heard of this place.  After all, I lived in Florida for around six years, or so.  Then again, St. Augustine was a place I never visited–always planned to, but never did.  I lived in the Orland/Tampa Bay area.  On this date in 1938, Marine Studios (the first oceanarium) opened […]