1. In 1565, Spanish explorer Pedro Menéndez de Avilés arrived in the area now known as St. Augustine, Florida, establishing the first permanent European settlement in what is now the United States.

2. In 1947, Florida became the first state in the United States to require that newly-issued driver's licenses include a photograph of the holder.

3. In 1964, Cassius Clay (later known as Muhammad Ali) defeated Sonny Liston in a boxing match in Miami Beach, Florida, to become the World Heavyweight Champion for the first time.

4. In 2000, NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center on a mission to repair and upgrade the International Space Station.

5. In 2018, a mass shooting occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, leaving 17 people dead and prompting renewed discussions on gun control in the United States.