1. In 1565, the Spanish explorer Pedro Menéndez de Avilés founded the city of St. Augustine, which is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the continental United States.

2. In 1935, the Labor Day hurricane, one of the most intense and destructive tropical cyclones in U.S. history, made landfall at Islamorada in the Florida Keys. Over 400 people died as a result of the storm's strong winds and storm surge.

3. In 1991, Hurricane Erin made landfall in Vero Beach, causing widespread damage and power outages. The storm spawned numerous tornadoes and caused two deaths in the state.

4. In 2004, the state of Florida was hit by four major hurricanes - Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne - over the course of just six weeks. The storms caused over $50 billion in damage and resulted in 123 deaths.

5. In 2017, Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, made landfall in the Florida Keys before moving northward along the state's Gulf Coast. The storm caused widespread destruction and left over 6 million people without power.