# Florida
The Age of Discovery: 12 Adventurers Who Explored North America
The North American continent provided opportunity for the curious. The continent had been inhabited by native peoples, but it was not until the 800s when Europeans had primitive means to explore its…
Andrew Jackson’s Inaugural Reception Foreshadowed Dark Events to Come
A powerful argument can be made in support of Andrew Jackson being the most controversial person ever to serve as…
31 Images of the Hurricane Andrew Destruction
Hurricane Andrew was a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that struck South Florida in August 1992. Andrew caused major damage in…
A Killer in Plain Sight: 6 Facts about Serial Killer Ted Bundy
Ted Bundy’s name inevitably pops up whenever there is a discussion about American serial killers. He murdered over 30 people…
Condemned To Death: 5 of America’s Longest Serving Death Row Inmates
The existence of the death penalty in 31 states (and the federal government) continues to cause controversy as human rights…
Today In History: An Assassin Shoots at Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933)
On February 15, 1933, an assassination attempt threatened the life of President Franklin D. Roosevelt who was in Miami, Florida…
This Day In History: The First Battle Took Place Between White Settlers in North America (1565)
On this day in history, there took place the first recorded battle between Europeans on North American soil. There had…