History Articles

As a native Floridian, I have a deep love for all things Sunshine State history, telling its stories, and how it connects to American history.

America's first Thanksgiving was actually in St. Augustine, Florida

Legendary 'Spook Hill' in Lake Wales added to National Register of Historic Places

FBI releases 'Bigfoot' files from the 1970s, decades after man's 'credible' sighting

NASA at 62: A look back at some of the women who built the space agency

A history of spacecraft that carried humans beyond Earth's atmosphere

Earliest known map of Florida lands at Tampa Bay History Center

Disney at 95: Iconic moments in company history

History of gingerbread: European, Asian cultures collide in a holiday dessert

NASA at 60: Boldly going through six decades of space travel

Great-grandson of Ybor City founder looks back on 200-year legacy

Women served US armed forces since Revolutionary days, but combat ban wasn't lifted until 2013

65 years ago, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat. Her arrest helped spark the Civil Rights Movement