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January 10, 1861 - Florida secedes from the Union
January 20, 1861 - Florida becomes a founding member of the Confederate States of America.

February 13, 1899 - The coldest temperature in the state's history, –2°F (or −19°C), was recorded in Tallahassee
February 20, 1864 - The Battle of Olustee, the largest Civil War conflict in Florida, was fought near Lake City
February 20, 1962 - The first manned orbital mission, in Friendship 7, is launched from Cape Canaveral

March 3, 1845 - Florida becomes the 27th state
March 30, 1822 - The Florida Territory is created by the merger of East Florida and part of West Florida

May 5, 1961 - Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space when his Freedom 7 capsule is launched from Cape Canaveral
May 5, 1979 - Florida's death penalty is reinstituted when John Spinkellink is executed in Starke
May 6, 1851 - Dr. John Gorrie, a physician in Apalachicola, patented his ice-making machine, which would eventually lead to commercial ice making machines and the development of air conditioning
May 24, 1965 - The Florida Legislature names the Asolo Theatre of the Ringling Museum in Sarasota as the official state theatre

June 25, 1868 - Florida's congressional representation was restored after the Civil War
June 29, 1931 - The hottest temperature in the state's history, 109°F (or 43°C), was recorded in Monticello

July 10, 2005 - Hurricane Dennis strikes Florida
July 17, 1821 - Ceremonies take place in Pensacola, transferring ownership of Florida from Spain to the United States, in accordance with the Adams–Onís Treaty

November 5, 1998 - Hurricane Mitch, now a tropical storm, strikes Florida
November 5, 2004 - Florida voters approve a constitutional amendment establishing a state minimum wage

December 8, 1824 - The first Presbyterian Church in Florida is incorporated in St. Augustine
December 17, 1825 - The Cape Florida Lighthouse is completed
December 17, 1897 - Henry Flagler begins steamship service from Miami to Nassau
December 17, 1981 - Governor Bob Graham appoints the first female African-American judge in Florida, Leah Aleice Simms, as a County Judge for Dade County
December 20, 1954 - The Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach opens