1. On January 22, 1845, Florida was admitted as the 27th state of the United States. This followed a long and tumultuous period of history during which Florida was ruled by Spain, Great Britain, and the United States as a territory.

2. In 1873, the first organized bicycle club in Florida was founded in Jacksonville. The Jacksonville Bicycle Club would go on to become one of the most active and influential cycling organizations in the state, promoting the use of bicycles as a healthy and sustainable form of transportation.

3. On January 22, 1943, the US War Department established the Avon Park Bombing Range in central Florida. The range would become an important training ground for US military pilots and ground crews during World War II, and would continue to be used for military training for several decades after the war ended.

4. In 1964, a record-breaking cold wave swept across Florida, bringing snow and freezing temperatures to many parts of the state. The cold wave caused significant damage to Florida's orange crops, which had not experienced such extreme weather in many years.

5. On January 22, 2002, the first commercial spacecraft built by a private company successfully reached orbit. The spacecraft, called Genesis I, was launched from the Russian Dnepr rocket and was designed and built by Bigelow Aerospace, a Las Vegas-based company. The successful launch was a major milestone in the development of commercial spaceflight.