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Florida 500: September 1964 – Hurricane Dora and the Beatles Rock Jacksonville

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The Beatles made only one concert appearance in Florida. That was in September 1964, just months after the Beatles had spent several days vacationing in southeast Florida before a February 16th performance on Ed Sullivan Show being recorded in Miami Beach. The concert was scheduled for Jacksonville on September 11, 1964. Just a week earlier …

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Florida 500: The History of Ice Hockey in Florida

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At first, many people don’t associate ice hockey with Florida. The temperature in the state rarely gets below freezing and there have only been four players in the NHL who have been born in Florida. But even with this lack ice, snow and experience, Florida has slowly become a decent hockey state. In fact, only …

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Florida 500: The Reagan Tax Cuts in Congress

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Perhaps no piece of legislation has been more damaging to the American dream than Ronald Reagan’s irresponsible tax cuts passed in 1981. These tax cuts sent the US economy into a deep recession and allowed Reagan to build up a bigger Federal deficit than the every previous President combined. Much of the US economic engine …

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Florida 500: The Tamiami Trail

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A Tangential History of the Tamiami Trail By Ross Hancock Kartik’s recent series on the history of the Florida Turnpike got me thinking about a road project from an earlier time that also had a great impact on the state. On so many beautiful days like today, I have crossed the peninsula …

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Florida 500: Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 Votes

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2013 marks 500 years since Juan Ponce de León first landed in our state and claimed the territory for Spain. While the first PERMANENT colonial settlement did not occur until 1565, next year is rightfully the 500th anniversary of our state’s founding. For this we at the Political Hurricane want to cover the important events …

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