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The state also passes a statute that proclaimed women who had abortions could be given a prison sentence of three months to a year. It was one of the few states at the time to have laws punishing women for getting abortions. [8] Florida: Married women are given the right to own (but not control) property in their own name. [4] 1846
Bob Martinez was born in Tampa, Florida on December 25, 1934, the only child of Serafín Martínez and Ida Carreño Martínez. His grandparents were Spanish immigrants who had come to Tampa from the province of Asturias to find work in the Spanish/Cuban/Italian neighborhood of Ybor City. [3]
Spanish Florida was acquired from Spain in the Adams–Onís Treaty, which took effect July 10, 1821. [1] Parts of West Florida had already been assigned to Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi; the remainder and East Florida were governed by a military commissioner with the powers of governor until the territory was organized and incorporated.
Before Levine took over as mayor, Miami Beach had a begun a 20-year, $200 million program to combat sea-level rise with new pumps, drain pipes and sea walls. According to the Miami Herald , When Levine took office, his first move to mitigate flooding was a $11 million contract for three storm pumps along Alton Road, around the area where Levine ...
As of 2025, 51 women have served as governor of a U.S. state, three as governor of an unincorporated U.S. territory, and two as mayor of the District of Columbia.In January 2025, women have been serving as governor in 12 U.S. states (13 between January 7 and 9, and January 21 and 25; 14 between January 9 and 21), as mayor of the District of Columbia, and as territorial governors of Guam and ...
The Florida governor promised a drama-free campaign, only to find himself embroiled in one scandal or controversy after another. Bootgate explained: How Ron DeSantis’s alleged cowboy boot hidden ...
Kimmerle joined the University of South Florida in 2005. She was promoted to assistant professor in 2008 and associate professor in 2012. She is the founder and executive director of the Institute of Forensic Anthropology, which has expanded considerably under her leadership.
Cecil Farris Bryant (July 26, 1914 – March 1, 2002) was an American politician serving as the 34th governor of Florida.He also served on the United States National Security Council as director of the Office of Emergency Planning during the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson, who also appointed Bryant chair of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.