1. In 1945, the first public television station in Florida, WEDU, began broadcasting in Tampa Bay.

2. On November 19, 1952, Walt Disney's first full-length animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, premiered in Miami.

3. In 1968, the Gemini 12 spacecraft, piloted by Florida native Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, completed the last manned mission of the Gemini program, landing safely in the Atlantic Ocean.

4. On this day in 1978, Miami's Art Deco Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, preserving the city's unique architectural heritage.

5. In 2004, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the San Francisco 49ers 35-3 in a nationally televised Monday Night Football game, marking the team's fourth consecutive win and putting them on track for a successful season.