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Ybor city
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1885, thousands of Cubans, Italians, and spaniards came to the small costal village of Tampa and transformed it into a thriving industrial center. Primarily the ciguar industry created by V.M. Martinez ybor
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Tamiami Trail
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1927, cars and trucks could travel on modern roads from tampa to Miami.
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Ocoee or rosewood
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A series of riots between 1920-1922. mob violence tragically produced needless deaths, painful dislocations, and wanton destruction of property. Ku klux klan occupied ocoee, lynched July Perry, killed Mose norman, and drove out black residents
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Indian new deal
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June 18, 1934, was U.S. federal legislation that secured certain rights to Native Americans (known in law as American Indians orIndians), including Alaska Natives.
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Space Race (& FI)
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a 20th-century (1955–1972) competition between two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US), for supremacy in spaceflight capability. July 16th, 1969 the launch of Apollo XI that landed Neil A. Armstrong, and Edwin E. Aldrin on the moon.
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Hamilton Disston
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purchased 4 million acres of land outright, additional 9 million in swamp land, divided drained land equally between himself and the state. established real estate companies in the north.
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Hollywood East
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1908 Kalem Studios developed the Cracker's Bride in Jacksonville. Mayor J.E.T. Bowden encouraged the idea while John Martin Discouraged the movie industry
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Land Boom
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1920-1925, Improved standard of living. Land auctions were conducted everywhere in Florida. State banks expanded.
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1926 hurricane
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September 1926, killing 400 people, injuring 6,300, left 50,000 homeless. Cost of living soared after realtors and newcomers left
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New Deal Florida
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1933, Florida voted democrat. Relief, recovery and reform. Millions of dollars for Florida. This deal consisted of ideas to get the country and people back on their feet.
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Johns Committee
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read baiting. (FLIC) Florida Legislative Investigative Committee. Miami NAACP was looking for communist links. Higher education. "purple Pamphlet" 1964
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Groveland
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1949, Sheriff McCall. 2 Veterans: Irvin and shepherd. Both Shot. U.S. supreme court overturned conviction; instead irvin got convicted
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Flagler
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1830-1913, Helped John Rockefeller with business. invested in southern railways. Found opportunity in St. Augustine and created the ponce de leon Hotel in 1888
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Ax Handle Saturday
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August 27, 1960, · Lunch counter sit-ins “downtown" NAACP Youth Council, Rutledge Pearson, Advisor. Rodney Hurst, President
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Gulfamerica
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Torpedoed 11 April 1942; sank 16 submarines
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St Augustine Movement
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1964, 400th anniversary of St. Augustine planed,
March 30, 1964 - Sheriff L O Davis arreded Mrs. Malcolm peabody, Gov. of Massachusetts. Seated with Dr. Robert Hayling. Monson motor lodge sit in (6/18/64) Lead to 1964 civil rights act |
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The Sacred Rodent
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Walt Disney World 1971. Term by Gary mormino. Flyover I-4 in 1963. $180 an acre 42 sq miles. Government powers granted in 1967
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Seminole Tribe of Florida v Butterworth
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1981. sued to stop legalized gambling but lost because their landownership allows the seminoles to continue gambling. Embraced tourism as big business models and recently purchased Hard Rock International
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