Here are 5 interesting facts about December 6 in Florida history:

1. On December 6, 1830, the Territory of Florida was divided into two judicial districts, and Joseph M. White was appointed the first judge for the Eastern District.
2. Florida became the 27th state in the United States on December 6, 1845, when President John Tyler signed the statehood bill.
3. The first Jewish congregation in Florida, Congregation Beth Shalom, was established in Gainesville on December 6, 1938.
4. On December 6, 1965, the Saint Augustine Civil Rights Protests took place, where a group of African-American demonstrators were arrested for sitting in a whites-only section of a restaurant in downtown St. Augustine.
5. In 2000, The Miami Herald published a report on December 6 revealing that the presidential election recount in Florida was likely to favor George W. Bush, which eventually led to the end of the 2000 United States presidential election.