Today in Jacksonville History
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Historical Events
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1864-02-07 - Federal troops occupy Jacksonville, Florida
1901-05-03 - Fire destroyed 1,700 buildings in Jacksonville, Florida
1912-02-08 - 1st eastbound US transcontinental flight lands in Jacksonville, Fla
1949-09-15 - WJXT TV channel 4 in Jacksonville, FL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953-03-08 - Patty Berg wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open
1955-03-06 - Jackie Pung wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open
1956-03-05 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open
1957-03-03 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open
1957-09-01 - WTLV TV channel 12 in Jacksonville, FL (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1958-03-02 - Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open
1958-09-10 - WJCT TV channel 7 in Jacksonville, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting
1959-03-08 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open
1959-06-08 - 1st official "missile mail" lands (Jacksonville, Fla)
1960-08-09 - Race riot in Jacksonville Florida
1969-10-31 - Race riot in Jacksonville Florida
1969-11-12 - WJJY (now WJPT) TV channel 14 in Jacksonville, IL (ABC) 1st broadcast
1970-03-04 - Jacksonville is 1st college basketball team to avg 100+ pts per game
1970-03-21 - 32nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Jacksonville 80-69
1971-06-16 - Racial disturbance in Jacksonville Florida
1975-11-16 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Jacksonville Ladies Golf Open
1982-03-24 - US sub Jacksonville collides with a Turkish freighter near Virginia
1984-08-18 - Triangle Oil Corp, above-ground storage tank at Jacksonville Fla, spills 2.5 m gallons of oil burned after lightning sparked a fire
1994-06-11 - Cbox is 39'115 long, 20'85 wide, & 8' high in Jacksonville, Fl Largest popcorn container is 6,619.76 cubic feet full of popped corn
Famous Birthdays
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1897-08-10 - Edward Orval Gourdin, Jacksonville, long jumper (Olympic-silver-1924)
1915-09-12 - Billy Daniels, Jacksonville Fla, singer (Billy Daniels Show)
1916-11-20 - Judy Canova, Jacksonville Fla, comedienne/actress (Cannonball)
1923-05-18 - Liam Sullivan, Jacksonville Ill, actor (Mapoy-Monroes)
1931-11-30 - Jack Sheldon, Jacksonville Fla, actor (Run Buddy Run, Merv Griffin)
1938-04-20 - Johnny Tillotson, Jacksonville Fla, singer (Gidget, Poetry in Motion)
1938-07-20 - Jo Ann Campbell, Jacksonville Fla, Lawrence Welk's champagne lady
1942-12-20 - Robert L Hayes, Jacksonville Fla, 100m/4x100m runner (Oly-2 gold-1964)
1943-10-21 - Paula Kelly, Jacksonville Fla, dancer/actress (Liz-Night Court)
1951-08-24 - Jimmy Farrar, Jacksonville Fl, rock vocalist (Molly Hatchet)
1951-09-07 - Mark R McCumber, Jacksonville FL, PGA golfer (1979 Doral-Eastern)
1951-10-09 - Richard Chaves, Jacksonville FL, actor (Cease Fire, Predator)
1954-07-22 - Henriette Allais Jacksonville FL, playmate (Mar, 1980)
1956-08-16 - Colleen Walker, Jacksonville FL, LPGA golfer (1988 Mazda Champions)
1956-09-19 - Rex Smith, Jacksonville Fla, actor (Solid Gold, Pirates of Penzance)
1959-01-10 - Chandra Cheesborough, Jacksonville Fla, 4X100 runner (Olympic-gold-84)
1959-05-16 - Bob Patterson, Jacksonville FL, pitcher (Chic Cubs)
1959-07-02 - Wendy B Lawrence, Jacksonville Fla, astronaut (STS 67, 86, sk:91)
1961-02-01 - Gina Hull, Jacksonville FL, LPGA golfer (1989 USX Golf Classic-8th)
1961-08-21 - Danny Sheaffer, Jacksonville FL, catcher (St Louis Cardinals)
1962-07-17 - Jay Barrs, Jacksonville Fla, archer (Olympics-gold-1988, 92, 96)
1965-10-02 - Jill Powell, Jacksonville Fla, actress (Marcy-As The World Turns)
1967-01-08 - Roger Rowland, Jacksonville FL, Nike golfer (1990 Macon Open-2nd)
1967-06-04 - Rick Wilkins, Jacksonville FL, catcher (Houston Astros)
1967-08-18 - John Jurkovic, defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1968-03-28 - Dennis Postlewait, Jacksonville NC, Nike golfer (1994 Wichita Open)
1969-11-18 - Cheryl Bachman, Jacksonville Fla, playmate (October, 1991)
1970-01-20 - Deon Figures, cornerback (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1971-01-22 - Bucky Brooks, wide receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1971-02-27 - Rich Tylski, guard/center (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1971-03-05 - Chad Fonville, Jacksonville NC, infielder (LA Dodgers)
1971-04-30 - Ty Hallock, fullback (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1971-05-18 - Ben Coleman, guard/offensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1971-06-27 - Brant Boyer, linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1971-11-09 - David Robert Duval, Jacksonville FL, PGA golfer (1995 Bob Hope)
1971-12-16 - Kristen Kane, Jacksonville Fl, diver (Olympics-96)
1972-02-28 - Melisa Moses, Jacksonville FL, diver (Olympics-4th-96)
1972-05-05 - Mike Hollis, kicker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1972-12-31 - Chris Parker, running back (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1973-01-22 - Reggie Barlow, wide receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1973-06-24 - Michael Cheever, corner (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1974-04-17 - James Hamilton, linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1974-12-11 - Kevin Devine, cornerback/kick returner (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1974-12-26 - Tony Brackens, defensive end (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1975-02-12 - Seth Payne, defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1975-04-26 - Jabbar Threats, defensive end (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1978-12-09 - Mandy James, Jacksonville Fla, rhythmic gymnast (US team-96)
1980-07-12 - Tina Tharp, Jacksonville Fla, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96)
